Florida Reaches Digital Privacy Agreement with Roku for Enhanced Child Protections
Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier has reached an agreement with Roku to enhance children's digital privacy. The deal includes Roku investing over $25 million to improve child protection features and parental controls for streaming. These changes, aimed at giving parents…
Miami Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 28, 2026 —
Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier has announced an agreement with streaming platform Roku aimed at bolstering digital privacy protections for children. The settlement mandates Roku to invest more than $25 million toward enhancing features related to child protection and parental controls across its services.
The initiative seeks to provide parents with greater oversight regarding their children’s streaming activities and the data collected by the platform. These improvements are intended to offer more granular control over content and data usage for younger users.
According to the terms of the agreement, the new child protection features and expanded parental controls are scheduled for nationwide implementation within the coming year. Specific details regarding the technical aspects of these upgrades were not immediately available.
The agreement between Attorney General Uthmeier’s office and Roku underscores a growing focus on digital safety for minors in the streaming landscape. The investment by Roku is positioned as a proactive measure to address concerns over children’s privacy and online experiences.
Further information regarding the timeline for the rollout of these features and the specific functionalities to be introduced is expected as the implementation progresses. The Attorney General’s office has stated that the goal is to ensure a safer digital environment for families utilizing Roku’s streaming services.
Story summarized from the original created by Jayme Berezdivin on wsvn.com, see more information here.
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