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The FTC’s COPPA Policy Statement to Incentivize Age Verification Through a More Flexible Enforcement Approach

March 5, 2026 By Cynthia Cole, Maki DePalo, Jennifer Everett and Lili Song

On February 25, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued an enforcement policy statement announcing that the Commission will not bring enforcement actions under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule against operators of general audience sites and services and mixed audience sites and services that collect, use, or disclose personal information for the […]

Filed Under: Consumer Protection/FTC, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Age Verification, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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