FTC Proposes Blanket Prohibition Preventing Facebook from Monetizing Youth Data

I do think it&#x27;s odd that the FTC is going so heavy on one company. Shouldn&#x27;t we have laws that apply broadly to the industry? It&#x27;s not as if Meta is the only social media company anymore (is it even the most popular?)<p>&gt; Pause on the launch of new products, services: The company would be prohibited from releasing new or modified products, services, or features without written confirmation from the assessor that its privacy program is in full compliance with the order’s requirements and presents no material gaps or weaknesses.<p>Do we really want the government to have to approve every new product a privacy company releases? That seems quite extreme and typically only applies to very specific industries with broad safety concerns (like medical care).

Facebook&#x27;s response [0]:<p>- &quot;a political stunt&quot;<p>- &quot;...no opportunity to discuss this new, totally unprecedented theory.&quot;<p>- &quot;Let’s be clear about what the FTC is trying to do: usurp the authority of Congress to set industry-wide standards and instead single out one American company while allowing Chinese companies, like TikTok, to operate without constraint on American soil,&quot;<p>That last bit might be valid in part, but I&#x27;m just here for the schadenfreude.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2023&#x2F;05&#x2F;ftc-says-facebook-violated-privacy-order-proposes-ban-on-monetizing-youth-data&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2023&#x2F;05&#x2F;ftc-says-faceboo...</a>

This is just more unworkable bullshit from the FTC...really looks like a vendetta at this point...

Why only youth?

Amazon health just has people agree they can violate hipaa, what&#x27;s preventing anyone from updating their eula and ignoring this?