Impact of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act on YouTube

The Impact of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act on YouTube has been the subject of controversy regarding that YouTube is complying with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)[1] following the $170 million settlement between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and YouTube.[2]

Impact of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act on YouTube
Also known asYouTube COPPA controversy
Cause
Participants
Outcome
  • FTC sued and fined YouTube $170 million for violating COPPA on September 4, 2019
  • YouTube rolled out changes to designate channels and videos as "made for kids" starting from January 6, 2020

References
  1. Makenna Kelly; Julia Alexander (November 13, 2019). "YouTube's new kids' content system has creators scrambling". The Verge.
  2. Jennifer Elias; Lauren Feiner (September 4, 2019). "YouTube will pay $170 million to settle claims it violated child privacy laws". CNBC. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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