Child safety groups submit a FTC complaint against Apple Over App Store

First on the fox: A coalition from the child safety groups from the Federal Trade Committee requested on Tuesday the investigation appleClaiming that the technology giant has participated in deceptive practices through the application store that endangers children.

The Digital Childhood Institute, a non -profit institution that includes many defense groups, has deliberately marketing some applications as safe for minors when they are not, failed to impose the necessary parents ’controls and enable applications to collect sensitive data for children.

The Digital Childhood Institute has placed its allegations in a complaint, which was obtained by Fox News Digital, which I submitted to FTC on Tuesday morning, which represents the first major coalition action since its formation.

The alliance also accused Apple of widespread violations of the online privacy protection law and violating the 2014 approval decree with FTC, which prevented Apple from allowing some of the applications within the application.

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“For a very long time, the families left helpless as technology companies used vulnerable children,” the complaint stated. “Apple has normalized the practices that will not be tolerated in the brick world and mortar shells.”

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The coalition said in his complaint that a year -long pressure campaign included raising fears during Congress hearings and the introduction of new legislation that was not effective in provoking change from the technology giant.

The Digital Childhood Institute said, for example, that applications like Snapchat, X, Bluesky, Tiktok and Roblox all contain easy access to mature and frank materials, but are marketed in the Apple App Store as suitable for anyone between the ages of 12 years or over. Its Roblox faced its own A set of lawsuits He claimed that he was a haven for predators for children, but Robox denied these claims, saying that her safety is her maximum priority.

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The alliance claimed Apple profits to allow more access to these applications.

The complaint also claims that Apple allows minors to enter conditions binding on service agreements that allow applications to collect sensitive data from young users, such as the site and pictures, without the participation of parents.

Its platform is a “safe and reliable” platform for families. But advocates of the safety of the child who submitted the complaint of the Federal Trade Committee say that the recent safety updates of the technology company are largely cosmetic and do not address deeper problems.

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Melissa Mcai, head of the Digital Childhood Institute, said in a statement that a Complaint It was the next logical step.

“For years, defenders fought to hold Apple accountable for safety failures. Frequent hearings in Congress, national movements, decisions, and messages have only brought a change, so we had no choice but to submit official complaints and write the legislation of the application store’s responsibility,” McCai said. “The deception contract has ended from Apple.”