Disney to Pay $10M to Settle Claim of Allowing Unlawful Collection of Children’s Data September 3, 2025 By Kanishka Singh Walt Disney will pay $10 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company unlawfully allowed personal data...
Google Settles YouTube Children’s Privacy Lawsuit for $30 Million August 21, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of children using YouTube by collecting...
Kremlin Says Google Should Lift YouTube Block on Russian Broadcasters November 1, 2024 The Kremlin said on Thursday that Alphabet’s Google should lift its block on Russian TV channels broadcasting on YouTube and...
YouTube Forced to Play a Game of Legal Whack-a-Mole With Russia October 30, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi When YouTube blocked three Russian channels it said were controlled by sanctioned supporters of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the...
Arkansas Sues YouTube Over Claims That Site is Fueling Youth Mental Health Crisis October 2, 2024 By Andrew DeMillo LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made...
Supreme Court YouTube Decision Could Shape Protections for ChatGPT and AI April 25, 2023 When the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming months whether to weaken a powerful shield protecting internet companies, the...
YouTube Videos of Intentional Collisions Led to Arrests of California Couple March 27, 2023 A California couple was arrested on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud over allegedly staged collisions that were posted on...
Supreme Court Begins Hearing Challenge to Internet Firms’ Legal Shield February 21, 2023 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a major case that could weaken a legal shield that protects...
Washington Schools Suing over Social Media Harm January 9, 2023 By Gene Johnson The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube...
Google, YouTube Content Providers Must Face U.S. Children’s Privacy Lawsuit December 29, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit accusing Alphabet Inc’s Google and several other companies of violating the...