Google will pay a $136M fine to the FTC and $34M to the New York Attorney General to settle claims that it violated child privacy laws on YouTube
and part of the FTC knows it Ryne Hager / Android Police : YouTube will disable comments and personalized ads on children's content in wake of FTC fine Tweets: Josh Hawley / @hawleymo : Every day I lose more confidence in the FTC. This paltry fine is an insult to every parent in America who has had their children's privacy violated. When big bureaucracy & Big Tech becomes allies, parents & families lose. Something has to change https://www.cnbc.com/... Jon Keegan / @jonkeegan : Alphabet made $9.9 billion in Q219. It makes $170 million in ~37 hours. https://twitter.com/... Scott Galloway / @profgalloway : Yes, the fine is too small. But worse: A small fine encourages Google to do more of the same. The FTC effectively becomes a co-conspirator to big tech. https://www.nytimes.com/... Rat King / @mikeisaac : warning: a non-book tweet what incentive do techcos have to follow the rules when the fines for breaking them cost less than what they pay for beanbag chairs and endless sushi buffets https://www.nytimes.com/... Pete Lewin / @legalgameruk : FTC fines YouTube $170m for COPPA violations and imposes other conditions: 1) no more personalised ads on “children's content” (unclear what this is exactly) 2) creators will need to identify content “made for kids” (includes anything that has emphasis on games) https://twitter.com/... Dr Grandayy / @grandayy : One thing I'm concerned about is what classifies as kids videos? Could Minecraft and Fortnite gaming videos be affected for example, especially the ones that are more kid friendly? Pepper Hart actress specialising / @pepperhartmd : “...regulators said the video site had knowingly and illegally harvested personal information from children and used it to profit by targeting them with ads.” And you think porn is bad. https://www.nytimes.com/... Ed Markey / @senmarkey : YouTube knowingly broke federal law by tracking kids in order to rake in advertising dollars without the requisite notice to and permission from parents. But the FTC let Google off the hook with a drop-in-the-bucket fine. Not a single Google executive or investor will bat an eye. https://twitter.com/... Ny Ag / @newyorkstateag : We reached a record $170M settlement with Youtube & Google for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act for serving targeted ads to users watching videos meant for children. These companies risked children's personal info & abused their powers for profits. @voxdotcom : Google $170 million YouTube fine is cause for celebration. In Mountain View. https://www.vox.com/... Peter Kafka / @pkafka : Complaints about YouTube's $170mm FTC child privacy settlement: *Not big enough - YouTube will do $20b this year. *Puts onus on YouTube's users, not YouTube, to police the site. https://twitter.com/... Peter Kafka / @pkafka : Bigger issue: Like Facebook's FTC settlement, doesn't fundamentally change the way the platform operates. FTC is using ancient laws from 1996, 1998 - pre-google, Facebook, iPhone, etc - to police an ecosystem that needs new rules Good luck getting Congress to move on that. https://twitter.com/... Hank / @hankgreen : So, YouTube is paying a $170M fine to the FTC today, and it's actually a fairly important thing for some creators (mostly creators of content that is specifically for kids under 13). So I wanted to share thoughts and context. https://www.nytimes.com/... David Cicilline / @davidcicilline : Just a few weeks after the FTC gave Facebook a sweetheart deal, they're now giving Google the same family and friends treatment. https://www.nytimes.com/... Garett Sloane / @garettsloane : Detail about FTC's $170M YouTube fine for targeted ads directed at kids. Fine was based on revenue from those ads minus what it would have made from standard, non-targeted ads. So presumably the targeting ads value to the ads? This is a debatable point. Richard Blumenthal / @senblumenthal : Big Tech's invasion of children's lives is appalling. When companies like Google & YouTube repeatedly break the law & track kids online, the FTC must demand structural change & executive accountability—not just fines. https://www.nytimes.com/... YouTube Creators / @ytcreators : (5/5) We know it's quite a lot to adapt to and that these changes may have business implications for you. Please know that in the ~four months before these changes take effect and beyond, we're committed to helping you adjust and explore alternative monetization options. YouTube Creators / @ytcreators : (2/5) These changes are necessary to address concerns about data collection on children's content on YouTube, and they will take effect globally in about four months. Ny Ag / @newyorkstateag : Despite the fact that Youtube & Google knew these channels were geared for children, the platforms served ads & collected personal info anyway. This office is committed to protecting children & we will hold those who put our youth in harm's way accountable. Dieter Bohn / @backlon : Wow I bet the YouTube headquarters is a MESS right now with all the couch cushions strewn about (because that's where the loose change is) (because that's what this fine is to Google) Google will pay $170 million for YouTube's child privacy violations https://www.theverge.com/... Brian Fung / @b_fung : In addition to the fine, Google will also have to make creators of children's content say whether their videos are for kids, a signal Google will use to shape its advertising practices. Google separately says it'll soon treat all data from kid videos as if the viewer is a kid. Anil Dash / @anildash : In fairness, how else were they going to target kids for extremely disturbing content generated by video mills? https://twitter.com/... @ftc : Google and YouTube will pay record $170 million for alleged violations of children's privacy law. FTC, @NewYorkStateAG allege companies collected kids' personal info from child-directed YouTube channels w/o parental consent: https://www.ftc.gov/... #privacy #COPPA https://twitter.com/... Greta Van Susteren / @greta : Grossly inadequate - this means nothing to Google and does not fully compensate for the damage. - https://www.nytimes.com/... via @NYTimes Judd Legum / @juddlegum : Google had $32 BILLION in revenue last quarter so this fine represents just 0.5% of what it brought in during the last 90 days LESSON LEARNED https://twitter.com/... Steve Kopack / @stevekopack : Alphabet's 2018 full year revenue —$136,800,000,000 Fine for having “illegally collected personal information from children without their parents' consent” — $170,000,000 https://twitter.com/... Tony Romm / @tonyromm : YouTube fine is beginning to illustrate the schisms at the FTC between three GOPers and two Dems over a) settlement concessions, and what the starting pt for negotiations should be, and b) the agency's existing power, and how much is needed to be tougher https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Tony Romm / @tonyromm : The settlement was a 3-2 vote, as we said, with Dems saying it doesn't require YouTube to do enough, or pay enough, for making money off improper collection of kids data. Republicans say the settlement is historic for fine and remedy. tip @Techmeme https://twitter.com/... See also Mediagazer
Every day I lose more confidence in the FTC. This paltry fine is an insult to every parent in America who has had their children's privacy violated. When big bureaucracy & Big Tech becomes allies, parents & families lose. Something has to change https://www.cnbc.com/...
Yes, the fine is too small. But worse: A small fine encourages Google to do more of the same. The FTC effectively becomes a co-conspirator to big tech. https://www.nytimes.com/...
warning: a non-book tweet what incentive do techcos have to follow the rules when the fines for breaking them cost less than what they pay for beanbag chairs and endless sushi buffets https://www.nytimes.com/...
FTC fines YouTube $170m for COPPA violations and imposes other conditions: 1) no more personalised ads on “children's content” (unclear what this is exactly) 2) creators will need to identify content “made for kids” (includes anything that has emphasis on games) https://twitter.c…
One thing I'm concerned about is what classifies as kids videos? Could Minecraft and Fortnite gaming videos be affected for example, especially the ones that are more kid friendly?
“...regulators said the video site had knowingly and illegally harvested personal information from children and used it to profit by targeting them with ads.” And you think porn is bad. https://www.nytimes.com/...
YouTube knowingly broke federal law by tracking kids in order to rake in advertising dollars without the requisite notice to and permission from parents. But the FTC let Google off the hook with a drop-in-the-bucket fine. Not a single Google executive or investor will bat an eye.…
We reached a record $170M settlement with Youtube & Google for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act for serving targeted ads to users watching videos meant for children. These companies risked children's personal info & abused their powers for profits.
Complaints about YouTube's $170mm FTC child privacy settlement: *Not big enough - YouTube will do $20b this year. *Puts onus on YouTube's users, not YouTube, to police the site. https://twitter.com/...
Bigger issue: Like Facebook's FTC settlement, doesn't fundamentally change the way the platform operates. FTC is using ancient laws from 1996, 1998 - pre-google, Facebook, iPhone, etc - to police an ecosystem that needs new rules Good luck getting Congress to move on that. https:…
So, YouTube is paying a $170M fine to the FTC today, and it's actually a fairly important thing for some creators (mostly creators of content that is specifically for kids under 13). So I wanted to share thoughts and context. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Just a few weeks after the FTC gave Facebook a sweetheart deal, they're now giving Google the same family and friends treatment. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Detail about FTC's $170M YouTube fine for targeted ads directed at kids. Fine was based on revenue from those ads minus what it would have made from standard, non-targeted ads. So presumably the targeting ads value to the ads? This is a debatable point.
Big Tech's invasion of children's lives is appalling. When companies like Google & YouTube repeatedly break the law & track kids online, the FTC must demand structural change & executive accountability—not just fines. https://www.nytimes.com/...
(5/5) We know it's quite a lot to adapt to and that these changes may have business implications for you. Please know that in the ~four months before these changes take effect and beyond, we're committed to helping you adjust and explore alternative monetization options.
(2/5) These changes are necessary to address concerns about data collection on children's content on YouTube, and they will take effect globally in about four months.
Despite the fact that Youtube & Google knew these channels were geared for children, the platforms served ads & collected personal info anyway. This office is committed to protecting children & we will hold those who put our youth in harm's way accountable.
Wow I bet the YouTube headquarters is a MESS right now with all the couch cushions strewn about (because that's where the loose change is) (because that's what this fine is to Google) Google will pay $170 million for YouTube's child privacy violations https://www.theverge.com/...
In addition to the fine, Google will also have to make creators of children's content say whether their videos are for kids, a signal Google will use to shape its advertising practices. Google separately says it'll soon treat all data from kid videos as if the viewer is a kid.
Google and YouTube will pay record $170 million for alleged violations of children's privacy law. FTC, @NewYorkStateAG allege companies collected kids' personal info from child-directed YouTube channels w/o parental consent: https://www.ftc.gov/... #privacy #COPPA https://twitter…
Google had $32 BILLION in revenue last quarter so this fine represents just 0.5% of what it brought in during the last 90 days LESSON LEARNED https://twitter.com/...
Alphabet's 2018 full year revenue —$136,800,000,000 Fine for having “illegally collected personal information from children without their parents' consent” — $170,000,000 https://twitter.com/...
YouTube fine is beginning to illustrate the schisms at the FTC between three GOPers and two Dems over a) settlement concessions, and what the starting pt for negotiations should be, and b) the agency's existing power, and how much is needed to be tougher https://www.washingtonpos…
The settlement was a 3-2 vote, as we said, with Dems saying it doesn't require YouTube to do enough, or pay enough, for making money off improper collection of kids data. Republicans say the settlement is historic for fine and remedy. tip @Techmeme https://twitter.com/...