FTC agrees to settle with Google after child privacy violations found on YouTube

Published July 20, 2019 1:52pm ET



Google, who owns the video streaming company YouTube, is expected to pay a multimillion dollar fine for violating federal privacy laws protecting children as part of a settlement.

According to the Washington Post, the Federal Trade Commission’s three Republicans support the settlement, outweighing two Democrats who oppose it. Now it is up to the Justice Department to consider the matter.

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