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FTC says anonymous messaging app failed to stop ‘rampant cyberbullying’
The FTC says cyberbullying was “rampant” on the service.
Anonymous messaging app NGL will no longer be offered to kids under 18 after the company struck an agreement to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission and Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. NGL’s product lead allegedly wrote “Lol suckers” in a text with the company’s co-founders in response to a customer complaint that the paid version doesn’t actually show who sent certain messages. But the two Republican commissioners made clear their belief that Section 5 of the FTC Act, which bars deceptive business practices, cannot necessarily be used against any anonymous messaging app marketed to kids.
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