Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.

The report examined how Meta Platforms, ByteDance's TikTok, Amazon's gaming platform Twitch, and others handle user data, finding that many companies' data management and retention practices were 'severely lacking.'

:Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control, including over how it is used by systems incorporating artificial intelligence, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a report released on Thursday. The report ana

A report from the FTC has found that major social media platforms have been engaged in ‘vast surveillance,’ including kids and teens.

The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it found that several social media and streaming services engaged in a "vast surveillance" of consumers, including minors, collecting and sharing more personal information than most users realized. From a report: The findings come from a study of how nin...