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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Content Changes Challenge YouTube Creators; FTC to the Rescue

Changes to YouTube’s policy with regard to the labeling of videos with child-directed content have creators struggling to achieve compliance. Earlier this year, YouTube agreed to a record-setting deal with the Federal Trade...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Practitioners’ Corner: The FTC is the COPPA on the Beat: The YouTube Settlement and What It Means for In-House Counsel

Practitioner’s Corner is a monthly focus on topics of interest to in-house counsel in the implementation of their privacy programs. On September 4, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Google and YouTube...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Google and YouTube to Pay $170 Million for COPPA Violations

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In the largest settlement ever obtained in connection with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Google and its subsidiary YouTube have agreed to pay $170 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the...more

Fenwick & West LLP

FTC, YouTube, and Kids’ Privacy: Key Takeaways from the Biggest COPPA Settlement in FTC History

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On September 4, 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Google and YouTube will pay a record $170 million as part of a settlement over allegations that YouTube violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

A Deeper Dive Into The FTC’s Record-Breaking Fine To Google And YouTube For Violating The COPPA Rule

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Key Point: The FTC’s fine is the largest for any COPPA-related incident; however, two issues of first impression alleged in the Complaint could have a more significant impact over the long term. We previously reported that...more

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FTC Imposes Record Fine on YouTube For Children's Privacy Violation

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The FTC recently announced a record $170 million settlement with Google and its subsidiary YouTube to settle allegations that YouTube illegally collected personal information from children without parental consent, in...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Landmark FTC Settlement Offers Important Lessons for Businesses That May Collect or Use Children’s Information

On September 4, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) announced a settlement with YouTube and its parent Google that resolves allegations that the companies violated the Children’s Online Privacy...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Google Presses Pause on Joint Investigation by Agreeing to Record-Setting COPPA Settlement

The FTC and the New York Attorney General recently announced a record-setting $170 million ($136 million to the FTC and $34 million to the NY AG) joint settlement with Google. The settlement resolves allegations that YouTube...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 9.5.2019 | Top Story: YouTube Fined $170 Million for Violating Kids’ Privacy Law

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Google will pay a “record $170 million fine and make changes to protect children’s privacy on YouTube” as part of a deal it reached this week with the FTC and NY AG’s office, both of whom had accused YouTube of “violating the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

FTC Under Pressure from Congress to Investigate Violations of Child Privacy Laws

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In August, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved changes to a video game industry program in an effort to ensure compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This comes after a 2017 study...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

The YouTube Kids app is here! Now what?

Google made good on the rumors and the company’s subsequent promise last December to create a family-friendly version of its popular YouTube service with its launch on Monday of the YouTube Kids app. Available on both the App...more

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