( September 29, 2025, 23:54 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against the anonymous messaging app Sendit and its CEO, Hunter Rice, for allegedly failing to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) and properly garner parents' consent to collect children's data. According to the complaint, the company had 116,000 children under 13 years old on its platform. The Department of Justice filed the complaint, upon referral from the commission, in US District Court for the Central District of California.Statement follows below:...
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