Tomorrow is the law's first anniversary.
Lee Peeler, the Federal Trade Commission's associate director for advertising practices, said other investigations were ongoing. Meanwhile, the nonprofit Center for Media Education released a study finding violations still prevalent at leading commercial Web sites directed at children. In a review of 153 such sites, the group identified 50 sites that had to obtain parental consent because they collected personally identifiable data, such as addresses and hometowns. In addition, many sites encouraged children to lie about their age, such as by stressing to children ahead of time that they need to be at least 13, the report said. Some sites also allowed children to change their year of birth after an initial rejection.