Three U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Friday urged the Federal Trade Commision to ensure technology companies like FacebookThe letter from Senator Ed Markey and Representatives Kathy Castor and Lori Trahan cited recent commitments by the companies amid growing concern by lawmakers about young people online. The FTC, said the letter seen by Reuters, has an “obligation to ensure that powerful technology platforms comply with their public statements and policies on children’s and teen’s privacy.
The lawmakers cited young people’s increasing online use – saying it was now on average almost five hours each day. “We therefore encourage you to use every tool at your disposal to vigilantly scrutinize companies’ data practices and ensure that they abide by their public commitments,” they wrote.