In a first, the Federal Trade Commission is banning an app from serving users under the age of 18. The agency announced on Tuesday that it's banning NGL, an anonymous social app, from marketing or ...

FTC Bans 'NGL' From Offering Its Anonymous Messaging App to Kids NGL generates URLs that can be used to solicit anonymous feedback on social media. But the FTC says it tricked people into paying for ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Federal Trade Commission said NGL falsely claimed AI tools would filter out cyberbullying and harmful ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles County District Attorney on July 9, 2024, announced a complaint and proposed stipulated order against NGL Labs, LLC, and two NGL co-founders ...

The Federal Trade Commission has banned an anonymous messaging app from hosting kids under 18 on its platform to settle allegations it was unfairly marketed to minors and exposed them to cyberbullying ...

I frequently write about FTC settlements with companies it accused of misdeeds. The allegations in a recent case brought jointly with the Los Angeles District Attorney are particularly disturbing. For ...