The COPPA Rule was mandated when Congress passed the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.

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The agreement with the platforms is designed to ensure that mobile apps comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act.

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The FTC has imposed steep fines on companies that have violated the current law, the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

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There is also the thorny question of how Facebook could comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in America, which was designed to protect children under 13 as they use the internet.

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Cohen, who represented the company targeted on MoneySavingExpert, says more people are realizing that while online trolls can argue for the human right to privacy and (in Britain) call on the Data Protection Act to protect their identities, plaintiffs can call on the High Court to unmask them.

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