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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://t.co/UJZuGEUUmN
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) September 4, 2019
(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.
— YouTube Creators (@YTCreators) September 4, 2019
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://t.co/PWfjljfLGX
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) September 4, 2019
Despite the fact that Youtube & Google knew these channels were geared for children, the platforms served ads & collected personal info anyway.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) September 4, 2019
This office is committed to protecting children & we will hold those who put our youth in harm’s way accountable.
Alphabet made $9.9 billion in Q219. It makes $170 million in ~37 hours. https://t.co/aBVJnIg63S
— Jon Keegan (@jonkeegan) September 4, 2019
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.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) September 4, 2019
These companies risked children's personal info & abused their powers for profits.
Grossly inadequate - this means nothing to Google and does not fully compensate for the damage. - https://t.co/T82iJiYGrR via @NYTimes
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) September 4, 2019
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.
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) September 4, 2019
Republicans say the settlement is historic for fine and remedy.
tip @Techmeme https://t.co/AfjmNmqkcD
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.
— Brian Fung (@b_fung) September 4, 2019
Just a few weeks after the FTC gave Facebook a sweetheart deal, they’re now giving Google the same family and friends treatment. https://t.co/mpJoa0Xl3c
— David Cicilline (@davidcicilline) September 4, 2019
In fairness, how else were they going to target kids for extremely disturbing content generated by video mills? https://t.co/3ewmAqV1Hg
— Anil Dash ? (@anildash) September 4, 2019
Google $170 million YouTube fine is cause for celebration. In Mountain View. https://t.co/SbgF5459KI
— Vox (@voxdotcom) September 4, 2019
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://t.co/h2lfrv3QiG
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) September 4, 2019
Alphabet’s 2018 full year revenue —$136,800,000,000
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) September 4, 2019
Fine for having “illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent” — $170,000,000 https://t.co/4KGj6DFdKE
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.
— Garett Sloane (@GarettSloane) September 4, 2019
(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) September 4, 2019
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
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 4, 2019
LESSON LEARNED https://t.co/sNoAmpxwtX
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://t.co/f8UJklSLcP
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) September 4, 2019
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://t.co/rTehy18zyl #privacy #COPPA pic.twitter.com/qgxs4I1IFC
— FTC (@FTC) September 4, 2019
(1/5) If you’re a creator of children’s or family content, you’re probably wondering what the changes we announced today mean for you and your channel. More details here https://t.co/uv5OPmdNYQ, but keep reading this thread for a quick summary:
— YouTube Creators (@YTCreators) September 4, 2019
More about why we’re making these changes here: https://t.co/yPHApGxF6l
— YouTube (@YouTube) September 4, 2019
"We recognize this won’t be easy for some creators and are committed to working with them through this transition and providing resources to help them better understand these changes," YouTube says. No shit. https://t.co/SWxJhZYEfM
— Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) September 4, 2019
The critical practical effect of the settlement may not be obvious from the agreement itself, but it's plain as day in Google's statement
— TechFreedom (@TechFreedom) September 4, 2019
This is a sea-change: COPPA now means supplanting parental judgment, not enabling ithttps://t.co/Vkvoy6KkeH pic.twitter.com/c0XnA7hKQe
Official YouTube Blog: An update on kids and data protection on YouTube https://t.co/4ZsX12PIEq via @youtube
— Marco Pancini (@marconav) September 4, 2019
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://t.co/UJZuGEUUmN
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) September 4, 2019
YouTube fined $170 million over children’s privacy violationhttps://t.co/KNUtorSFTv
— Ben Walker (@bnwkr) September 4, 2019
Who's going to prison?
— blmohr (@blmohr) September 4, 2019
"YouTube will pay $170 million to settle charges it violated kids’ privacy and a 1998 law. That’s a pittance."
"Google’s parent company Alphabet may generate $161 billion in revenue this year.."https://t.co/VwbQoW6BFh
YouTube has agreed to pay $170 million in fines to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally harvested children’s personal data, which it used to serve them personalized ads. https://t.co/IVqfkcwuSH
— Recode (@Recode) September 4, 2019
The US government isn’t ready to regulate the internet. Today’s Google fine shows why. https://t.co/VsqJBDFEaV
— Recode (@Recode) September 4, 2019
YouTube의 어린이 및 데이터 보호에 대한 업데이트 https://t.co/keJ4QDYfEj
— editoy (@editoy) September 5, 2019
• 예를 들어 YouTube는 최근 채널이 YouTube Kids의 일부가 될 수 있는 기준을 높이면서 앱의 채널 수를 대폭 줄였습니다.
#YouTube #Kids promises to stop monetising users' data
— Sonia Livingstone (@Livingstone_S) September 5, 2019
"Starting in about four months, we will treat data from anyone watching children’s content on YouTube as coming from a child, regardless of the age of the user."#childrights #childprivacyonlinehttps://t.co/urVq26lbFI
Very pleased to see these new data practices, as a parent and one who works in Education.
— Suan (@suaneu) September 5, 2019
An update on kids and data protection on YouTube https://t.co/3W78Qxhvqm via @youtube
If you're making videos for kids on YouTube, they have an important update today about how they'll handle kid content going forward: https://t.co/9Q0IZU9mLO
— Tim Schmoyer (@timschmoyer) September 4, 2019
YouTube will pay $170 million to settle claims it violated child privacy laws https://t.co/8mpmFlCHxu pic.twitter.com/BKkTlD3VEh
— Rich Tehrani (@rtehrani) September 5, 2019
구글이 부모 동의 없이 유튜브를 통해 미성년자 개인정보를 수집한 혐의와 관련해 미국 연방거래위원회, 뉴욕주 검찰과 협의해 과징금 1억 7천만 달러를 내기로 했다는 뉴스 https://t.co/EOdO4v6c3l
— H. Kim (@metavital) September 5, 2019
While the data monopoly Google is invading the Danish school system with cheap chromebooks, it pays its way out of violating kids’ privacy in the US https://t.co/XhQnTJbHFp
— Pernille Tranberg (@PernilleT) September 5, 2019
YouTube content creators will all be affected by this https://t.co/9gKUFaASLv
— Fallen Angel (@fallenangel8504) September 5, 2019
The federal government has levied a record-setting fine against a giant internet platform for abusing its users’ privacy. Critics say the government hasn’t done nearly enough. https://t.co/jgBfHzGa0R
— Vox (@voxdotcom) September 4, 2019
“The US government isn’t ready to regulate the internet. Today’s Google fine shows why.
— Project Include (@projectinclude) September 4, 2019
YouTube will pay $170 million to settle charges it violated kids’ privacy and a 1998 law. That’s a pittance.” Does the government think this will satisfy our concerns? https://t.co/1W3Gjb26g5
The FTC is fining Google and YouTube $170 million over violations of a children’s privacy law.
— Recode (@Recode) September 5, 2019
This is the largest Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act fine in history. https://t.co/byH5IA9Ap9