Google launches Reach Planner for YouTube & video ad forecasting in AdWords
Currently in beta, Reach Planner in AdWords is designed to help media planners and advertisers forecast the reach and frequency of video campaigns on YouTube and the video partners on the Google Display Network. Reach Planner provides unique reach data for all devices, core audiences and … Read More
YouTube, Google and employees donate $280000 to San Bruno first responder initiative
In the wake of a shooting at YouTube headquarters that left three people injured last week, Google, YouTube and their employees are donating at least $280,000 to the San Bruno Community Foundation, to fund an initiative aimed at first responders. Google and YouTube are making a $100,000 grant to … Read …
YouTube is illegally gathering info on kids as they watch videos, advocates say
YouTube is illegally gathering information on kids as they watch videos on the site, 20 advocacy groups allege. The groups on Monday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the Google subsidiary for violating the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The enforcement action … Read More
FTC asked to investigate Youtube
April 9, 2018 —Read carefully through the fine print of YouTube's terms of service and you might notice that you've affirmed you are old enough to watch it. … millions of children around the world who visit YouTube to watch cartoons, nursery rhymes, science experiments, or videos of toys being …
Privacy groups complain that YouTube is illegally collecting children’s data
With concerns over online privacy reaching a fever pitch in recent weeks, 20 consumer advocacy groups on Monday filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), claiming YouTube violates child privacy laws by collecting and using the data of young children who visit the website. Read More
COPPA load of this FTC complaint: YouTube accused of collecting children’s data
Two dozen consumer, digital and privacy rights groups have filed a new complaint with America's Federal Trade Commission, claiming that Google's YouTube service violates the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). COPPA requires operators like Alphabet's Google to give parents notice … Read More
YouTube Facing Kids’ Privacy Concerns
On Monday, some 20 advocacy groups filed a complain to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), suggesting that Google's YouTube platform is violating children's privacy law. The complaint, led by the Center for Digital Democracy and Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood calls for a drastic … Read More
Consumer Groups File FTC Complaint over YouTube Ads Targeting Children
On 9 April 2018 a number of consumer and children's privacy advocate groups filed a complaint [PDF] with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requesting an investigation of Google and YouTube to determine whether the platforms remained in compliance with the 1998 Children's Online Privacy … Read More
YouTube can’t hide behind its 13 and up age restriction anymore
The complaint alleges that the Google-owned video-sharing site improperly collected data on children who used its service without first informing parents and obtaining their consent. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requires websites run for children to inform parents and seek their … Read More
YouTube accused of violating law by collecting children’s data
This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad in Baltimore. In a formal complaint filed Monday, April 9, child advocates and consumer groups are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and impose potentially billions of dollars of penalties on Google for allegedly … Read More