Youtube investigation in late stage, might face fine for improper data collection

Youtube investigation in late stage, might face fine for improper data collection

A complaint was filed against the streaming service after they collected data of the kids that used their services.

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Youtube investigation in late  stage, might face fine for improper data collection

The Federal Trade Commission is in the late stages of an investigation into how Google’s YouTube handles children’s videos, a probe prompted by complaints that the company failed to protect kids who used the service and improperly collected their data.

That’s according to a report Wednesday in The Washington Post, which said  the company faces a possible fine  and that YouTube executives have accelerated internal talks about possible changes in how the service recommends videos to viewers. Reports this week said YouTube is also considering moving all kids’ content into a separate app.

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The FTC had no comment. Google spokeswoman Andrea Faville said the company had no comment on the Post report. She added in a statement that the company considers “lots of ideas for improving YouTube.”

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