Penalty Amount
$10,000,000
The FTC alleges that Disney violated COPPA by failing to properly label children-directed videos on YouTube as 'Made for Kids,' allowing the collection of personal data from children under 13 without parental consent. Disney will pay a $10 million civil penalty and must implement a program to ensure accurate video designations, potentially incorporating age assurance technologies.
Disney must pay a $10 million civil penalty, comply with COPPA by notifying parents and obtaining verifiable parental consent before collecting children's data, and establish a program to review and correctly designate videos on YouTube as 'Made for Kids' unless age assurance technologies are implemented.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements with platforms like YouTube/Google, customer agreements for any child-facing services or apps, and data processing addendums. Focus on clauses governing data sharing, user consent mechanisms, content classification responsibilities, data retention, and breach notification. Changes may be needed to explicitly require COPPA-compliant labeling of child-directed content, mandate the implementation of age assurance technologies, establish audit rights for compliance, and allocate liability for improper data collection from children.
Entity
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. and Disney Entertainment Operations LLC
Also known as: Disney
Industry
Media & EntertainmentOfficial Press Release
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/disney-pay-10-million-settle-ftc-allegations-company-enabled-unlawful-collection-childrens-personal
DisneyStipulationandProposedOrder
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/DisneyStipulationandProposedOrder.pdf
DisneyComplaint
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/DisneyComplaint.pdf
Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Page
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement
"Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. and Disney Entertainment Operations LLC"
"pay $10 million"
"Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule)"
"violated the COPPA Rule by failing to properly label some videos that it uploaded to YouTube as 'Made for Kids.'"
$10.0M
The FTC settled with Disney for violating the COPPA Rule by mislabeling videos on YouTube, which allowed the collection of children's personal data without parental consent. Disney must pay a $10 million civil penalty and implement measures to ensure proper video labeling and compliance with COPPA.
$750K
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$2.3M
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$35.0M
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$1.5M
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