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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Alan Martin

Meta’s ‘recklessness’ is putting children at risk, US regulator says

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sharply criticised Meta for alleged safety breaches in its Messenger Kids app and more general privacy issues related to children’s private data.

The Messenger Kids issue refers to a bug uncovered in 2019 that broke the app’s core premise: that children would be able to chat with only approved friends.

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