FTC says Meta misled parents and failed to protect children using Facebook's Messenger Kids app

• The FTC said Wednesday that Meta violated a 2020 privacy agreement with practices around its Messenger Kids app.
• Parents allegedly did not have as much control as advertised over who their kids talked to.
• Meta called the proposed changes to the 2020 order "a political stunt" and said the company plans to fight the changes.

The Federal Trade Commission said Meta violated a 2020 privacy order by misleading parents and failing to protect children using Facebook's Messenger Kids app.