Google and YouTube COPPA settlement (FTC and New York AG)
- AI system / company
- Google/YouTube
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal and New York)
- Court / regulator
- Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General
- Status
- Settled
What happened
Google and YouTube agreed to pay a record $170 million ($136 million to the FTC, $34 million to New York) to settle allegations that YouTube illegally collected persistent identifiers from children viewing child-directed channels without parental consent, in violation of COPPA, and used that data for targeted advertising. The settlement required a system to flag child-directed content.
About child safety cases
Matters involving platforms or AI products exposing children to predators, explicit content, or illegal data collection (COPPA), and companion-AI harms to minors.
Sources
Attorneys who handle child safety cases
- Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Employment (discrimination, wage theft, wrongful termination)Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Atlanta Legal Aid Society · Georgia
Landlord / tenantFamily law (divorce, custody, support)Consumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Northwest Justice Project
Northwest Justice Project · Washington
Landlord / tenantFamily law (divorce, custody, support)Consumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Legal Aid Service of Broward County
Legal Aid Service of Broward County · Florida
Family law (divorce, custody, support)Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Lone Star Legal Aid
Lone Star Legal Aid · Texas
Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesFamily law (divorce, custody, support)Opens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Legal Aid Chicago
Legal Aid Chicago · Illinois
Landlord / tenantEmployment (discrimination, wage theft, wrongful termination)Consumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
Related cases
- State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (Ruling issued)
- State of Louisiana v. Roblox Corporation (Filed)
- State of Florida v. Snap, Inc. (Filed)
- Garcia v. Character Technologies, Inc. (Settled)
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