The Companies should recognize teens are not adults and provide them greater privacy protections; and
Congress should pass federal privacy legislation to fill the gap in privacy protections provided by COPPA for teens over the age of 13.
The Commission voted 5-0 to issue the staff report. Chair Khan, as well as Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya, Melissa Holyoak and Andrew N. Ferguson each released separate statements.

The lead attorneys on this matter are Jacqueline Ford, Ronnie Solomon and Ryan Mehm from the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.