FTC Bars Anonymous Messaging App from Serving Young Users

The Federal Trade Commission barred an online service for the first time from serving users under the age of 18, saying the app had violated child privacy and consumer protection laws and had harmed children and teenagers. The FTC said it had reached a settlement with the maker of the anonymous messaging app NGL over privacy and consumer protection violations.

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