The FTC is suing Sendit’s parent company and CEO for collecting data from underage users and engaging in deceptive subscription practices. The case highlights violations of COPPA, misleading advertising, and undisclosed billing for premium memberships. #Sendit #COPPA #FTC #ChildDataProtection #SubscriptionFraud
Keypoints
- The FTC is pursuing legal action against Sendit’s operator for privacy violations involving minors.
- Sendit has reportedly collected personal data from over 116,000 users under 13 in 2022.
- The app deceived users by creating fake anonymous messages and misrepresenting sender identities.
- Sendit falsely advertised its Diamond Membership as revealing sender identities, but it did not.
- Automatic billing up to $9.99 weekly was not clearly disclosed, violating multiple consumer protection laws.