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Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island privacy laws are now live, raising the bar for customer data requests, opt-outs, and data-sharing controls across the subscription stack.
The blocked law would have required age verification and parental consent at the app store level—an acquisition and in-app monetization chokepoint for subscription apps.
LB504’s operative date (Jan. 1) has arrived, with requirements spanning defaults, targeted ads, notifications, and certain engagement features for users the service knows are minors.
FTC says Disney’s YouTube labeling failures enabled unlawful collection of children’s data for targeted ads, underscoring how operational workflows—not just policies—drive kids-privacy exposure.
Refunds to more than 1.2 million consumers are going out now—an execution milestone that underscores ongoing FTC scrutiny of negative option, “free gift,” and continuity-plan
The FTC is soliciting comments through Jan. 2, 2026—while enforcement pressure under existing authorities remains active.
Competing bids for Warner raise new questions over who controls premium IP as antitrust scrutiny and political signals put mega-streaming consolidation to the test
A new market divide is emerging in 2025: vendors are collapsing fragmented tools into unified revenue platforms, while operators diversify through distribution, product expansion, and
The change requires a paid Plex Pass subscription to stream personal media remotely on Roku, with additional platforms to follow in early 2026.
The deal signals a new reality for B2B vendors: multiple monetization paths now must be managed in parallel.
