Meta, TikTok and More Sites Engaged in ‘Vast Surveillance,’ a New FTC Study Finds NYT | Top Stories By: Cecilia Kang 19 September 2024 at 21:00 Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds. © Stefani Reynolds for The New York TimesThe Federal Trade Commission building in Washington. The F.T.C. said it started the study nearly four years ago to look into the business practices of some of the biggest online platforms.