YouTube to Pay $170M Fine After Violating Kids’ Privacy Law

YouTube to Pay $170M Fine After Violating Kids’ Privacy Law
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons announces that Google's video site YouTube has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children's personal data. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON—Google will pay $170 million to settle allegations its YouTube video service collected personal data on children without their parents’ consent.

The company agreed to work with video creators to label material aimed at kids and said it will limit data collection when users view such videos, regardless of their age.