The FTC's four-year study reveals social media platforms engage in extensive consumer surveillance to monetize personal information, negatively affecting users of all ages.
Companies collect and indefinitely retain vast amounts of data, employ inadequate security measures, and fail to delete user information upon requests, raising serious privacy concerns.
Non-users have no way to opt out of data practices and companies have inconsistent approaches to monitoring their algorithmic systems, exacerbating privacy violations.
The report underscores that digital platforms inadequately protect children and teens, contributing to adverse mental health effects, despite some companies introducing parental control tools.
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