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FTC Admits Age Verification Violates Children’s Privacy Law, Decides To Just Ignore That (www.techdirt.com)

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[–] grumpychris@piefed.social 5 points 1 hour ago

Can people in the United States bring action themselves under the COPPA, or is it only the FTC? In some countries anyone can start a prosecution for criminal laws. It’d be interesting if that was the case here. Parents bringing a case against for violating COPPA. The FTC promising not to prosecute probably isn’t a defence (though it may be mitigation for sentencing)