The Federal Trade Commission has banned the anonymous messaging app NGL from hosting users under 18, the first time it has ordered a digital platform to stop serving minors. The FTC and the Los ...

The Federal Trade Commission has banned an anonymous messaging app from hosting kids under 18 on its platform to settle allegations it was unfairly marketed to minors and exposed them to cyberbullying ...

The Federal Trade Commission says that when NGL launched three years ago, it generated few users, prompting the company to begin sending fake messages to dupe users into thinking their friends were on ...

I frequently write about FTC settlements with companies it accused of misdeeds. The allegations in a recent case brought jointly with the Los Angeles District Attorney are particularly disturbing. For ...

Mode Mobile, a smartphone rewards company, has acquired the controversial anonymous messaging app NGL, popular among ...

Given NGL's track record of dubious growth hacking, this partnership with Mode Mobile seems like a good match.

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