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Privacy

Disney fined $10m for mislabeling kids’ YouTube videos and violating privacy law

January 6, 2026 - The FTC is seeking a $10 million settlement over allegations that children’s privacy laws were violated through the mislabeling of kid-focused YouTube videos.

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Google settles YouTube lawsuit over kids’ privacy invasion and data collection

August 21, 2025 - Google has settled a lawsuit against YouTube for $30 million but did not admit collecting the data of minors for targeted advertising.

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YouTube ordered to reveal the identities of video viewers

March 26, 2024 - Federal authorities have asked Google to reveal the identities of people that watched certain videos in at least two investigations.

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YouTube shows ads for ad blocker, financial scams

November 10, 2023 - YouTube doesn't want you to run an ad blocker, but it would like you to watch this ad for one.

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YouTube launches “global effort” to block ad blockers

November 2, 2023 - The ongoing struggle between YouTube and ad blockers is turning ugly. Users are left with the choice between paying for Premium or watching ads.

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YouTube makes sweeping changes to tackle spam on Shorts videos

August 11, 2023 - YouTube is rolling out unclickable links.  Video portals like YouTube have had to deal with spam comments and bogus links for...

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YouTube is testing ad blocker detection

May 12, 2023 - YouTube is dipping a toe into the muddy waters of ad-blocker blocking, with ad-blocker using Redditors complaining about a popup that warns “Ad...

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YouTube under fire for allegedly gathering children’s data

March 3, 2023 - The UK’s children’s code, introduced three years ago by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), is all about ensuring that companies make...

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YouTube transparency report shows battle against misinformation

September 7, 2022 - Statistics for YouTube community guidelines enforcement are now available for the period April to June 2022, via Google’s Transparency Report. YouTube...

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