20
Sep
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released the results of its extensive investigation launched nearly four years ago, revealing significant surveillance activities by major social media and streaming platforms, including Meta, YouTube, and TikTok. These platforms, which offer largely free services, have capitalized on user data to personalize advertising, targeting specific demographics but at the expense of user privacy. The FTC’s investigation into how these nine major companies collect, use, and share consumer data reveals that the amount of personal information they collect is far beyond what most people realize. These companies have not only profited from that data, but…