Disney to pay $10 million over alleged children's privacy violations

Source: Scripps News

Posted 2:13 PM, Dec 30, 2025


The Department of Justice said Disney will pay the government $10 million after allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement between Disney and the Federal Trade Commission.

Federal prosecutors said Disney failed to properly label its YouTube content as directed to children. All YouTube content creators are required to indicate whether videos are intended for children. Under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, YouTube cannot collect data on videos intended for children.

By failing to mark the videos as for children, Disney enabled targeted advertising to kids, and personal information was collected without parental notice or consent, prosecutors said.

The law prohibits collecting personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.

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