Jun. 30, 2026
Judge finds Meta violated child privacy law but leaves key COPPA question for jury
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Meta failed to provide the parental notices required by COPPA but held that a jury must decide whether the company was subject to the federal children's privacy law in the first place, setting the stage for an August bellwether trial in the social media addiction litigation.
Meta violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by failing to notify parents of under-13 users that their children's data was being collected, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled in an order issued Monday night. However, the judge held that there's a triable dispute as to whether Meta's required to follow COPPA in the first place.
Gonzalez Rogers granted summary judgment on the claim, brought under COPPA's notice requirements, to the sta...
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