Privacy Groups File YouTube Complaint at FTC
A host of online privacy groups are filing a complaint Monday (April 9) with the Federal Trade Commission against YouTube and parent, Google, seeking potentially tens of billions of dollars in fines for what they say has been the company's collection and sharing of children's information in violation of … Read …
YouTube illegally collects data on children, say child protection groups
The group, which includes the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), the Center for Digital Democracy and 21 other organisations, alleges that despite Google claiming that YouTube is only for those aged 13 and above, it knows that children under that age use the site. The group states … Read More
Groups: YouTube illegally collects data from kids
SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) – Kids love YouTube. The service is packed with ostensibly kid-friendly content. But child, consumer, and privacy advocacy groups are claiming YouTube illegally collects data about under-age viewers. They want YouTube to change how it handles content for children … Read More
YouTube accused of violating children’s privacy laws
YouTube stands accused of violating US laws designed to protect children's privacy online, in a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission set to be filed on Monday by a coalition of nearly two-dozen campaign groups. The complaint against the Alphabet-owned site is seeking to capitalise on stronger … Read More
Consumer groups seek probe of YouTube over ads for kids
The organizations said that although YouTube claims that the site is only for users 13 and up, Google generates significant profits from kid-targeted advertising on the video-sharing service. Twenty-three organizations signed a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), arguing that YouTube is … Read More
YouTube Writers: It’s all about dancing this month
Hey, YouTube, it's your girl, Ebony. I am back at it again with another article. This month our YouTube channel is going to be awesome! We are doing something a little different, but very captivating for our viewers. WE are finally bringing out Praise Dance videos. Not just any regular …
YouTube Dark Mode: How To Activate The New Feature
The next time you're up late into the early hours of the morning, why not give your eyes a rest and turning on YouTube's dark mode. While there's a couple of ways to activate the YouTube Dark Mode, we've compiled two of our favorite ways in the how-tos below. Read …
YouTube is improperly collecting children’s data, consumer groups say
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – A coalition of more than 20 consumer advocacy groups is expected to file a complaint with federal officials on Monday (April 9) saying YouTube has been violating a children's privacy law. The complaint contends that YouTube, a subsidiary of Google, has been collecting and … Read More
YouTube to release kids’ app
YouTube plans to release a non-algorithmic, whitelisted version of its YouTube Kids app sometime in the near future as a way to avoid inadvertently suggesting questionable or graphic content to children, according to a report this evening from BuzzFeed News. The modified version of the app will also … Read More
Legal notice seeking action against Google, YouTube, Facebook for ‘tax evasion’
A group of lawyers have sent a legal notice to Google, Facebook, Yahoo and YouTube, as well as several government bodies, seeking action against 'tax evasion' by these companies. Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Humayun Kabir and five other lawyers sent the notice via e-mail and courier on … Read More