On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) recommending amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule or Rule).

The FTC last updated the COPPA Rule more than 10 years ago, in 2013, to account for changes in the ways children use and access the Internet (the 2013 Amendments). The Notice incorporates feedback received in response to the Commission’s 2019 request for comment on the effectiveness of the 2013 Amendments in creating “stronger protections for children,” as well as the FTC’s own enforcement experience over the last several years.