Advocacy Groups Say YouTube Is Illegally Collecting Data From Children
23 privacy and children's advocacy groups filed a Federal Trade Commission complaint against YouTube, alleging the platform illegally collects data from children. The groups, led by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), allege YouTube is violating the Children's Online Privacy … Read More
Child advocate groups to file YouTube FTC complaint Monday
Following soon after reports that YouTube will start using humans rather than algorithms to screen videos for YouTube Kids, 20 child advocacy groups are expected to file a complaint against YouTube with the FTC today, CNN reports. The complaint asks the Federal Trade Commission to investigate … Read More
YouTube Accused Of Illegally Collecting Data From Children
YouTube is being accused of violating child protection laws by collecting data from underage users and using that data to advertise to them. In a complaint filed Monday, more than 20 child protection, consumer and privacy groups allege the Google-owned video platform is violating the Children's Online … Read More
Coachella 2018 YouTube Live Stream: Beyoncé, St. Vincent, Tyler, the Weeknd, More
The stream will exist on the festival's YouTube. Among the confirmed artists with streaming sets are Beyoncé, St. Vincent, Tyler, the Creator, the Weeknd, Migos, Kamasi Washington, the War on Drugs, Angel Olsen, Brockhampton, Bleachers, Kamaiyah, Moses Sumney, Perfume Genius, Haim, Alvvays, … Read More
Over 20 advocacy groups complain to FTC that YouTube is violating children’s privacy law
A coalition of over 20 child advocacy, consumer and privacy groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission asking it to investigate and sanction YouTube for violation of federal children's privacy laws. Specifically, the groups say YouTube is violating COPPA, the Children's Online … Read More
YouTube may be illegally collecting kids’ data
Details: The complaint says that YouTube knowingly gathers data about children under 13 years of age, tracks them across the web, and delivers ads to them without the parental consent that is required by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. YouTube says: It will “evaluate if there are things [it] … …
Consumer groups file FTC complaint against YouTube for collecting kids’ personal data without …
A coalition of 23 consumer groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission charging YouTube with violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal data on children without parental consent. YouTube is owned by Google. The complaint was co-filed … Read More
YouTube Illegally Tracks Data on Kids, Groups Claim in FTC Complaint
Google's YouTube for years has been collecting data on children's viewing patterns — in violation of a federal law — a coalition of 23 advocacy groups alleged in a complaint filed Monday with the FTC. YouTube said it has not received the complain but said it will “read the complaint …
20 Advocacy Groups Say YouTube Illegally Collects Data on Kids
A group of advocates has asked the FTC to investigate YouTube, alleging that the Google subsidiary isn't doing enough to make sure it isn't collecting data on kids. A complaint was filed Monday by the Center for Digital Democracy, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, and 18 other child, … Read …
Consumer advocacy groups complain that YouTube is collecting information from children
YouTube is facing a new complaint from a coalition of consumer advocacy groups that claims that the popular video website has broken children's privacy laws by collecting information on underage viewers in order to sell ads, according to a report in The New York Times. The complaint claims that … Read …