The FTC reached a proposed settlement with the operators of OkCupid to resolve allegations that the dating app violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by sharing users’ personal information with a third-party AI company despite promising otherwise in its privacy policy.

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Florida AG James Uthmeier subpoenaed Discord, Inc., opening an investigation into whether the messaging platform violated Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by allegedly exposing children to harmful content and predators while portraying itself as safe for young users.

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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison’s lawsuit against TikTok Inc. will proceed after a state court denied TikTok’s motion to dismiss claims alleging the platform violated Minnesota consumer-protection and money-transmission laws by using addictive design features to drive compulsive use among minors, misleading users about youth safety, and engaging in unlicensed virtual-currency activity.

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A bipartisan coalition of seven AGs led by North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson said WeChat agreed to new cooperation measures aimed at helping U.S. law enforcement disrupt fentanyl-related money laundering on the platform.

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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers has sued Roblox Corporation, alleging the company violated the Nebraska Consumer Protection Act and Nebraska Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act by misleading parents and children about the platform’s safety for minors. The complaint alleges Roblox falsely marketed itself as a safe, child-friendly platform while allowing contact between minors and predators and…

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