FTC referral to Justice Dept over alleged #COPPA violations and more…such as writing messages users thought were coming from their contacts (179 messages sent 259 million times - allegedly, of course), and other oddities. Complaint against the company and CEO as an individual.
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FTC Investigation Leads to Lawsuit Alleging Sendit App and its CEO Unlawfully Collected Personal Data from Children, Deceived Users About Messages, Subscription Memberships
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against the operator of the Sendit anonymous messaging app for unlawfully collecting personal data from children, misleading users by sending messages