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$170,000,000
$170,000,000 -- regulatory fine total for YouTube (2019)
YouTube received an FTC regulatory fine of around $170 million for COPPA violations related to ad targeting on kids.
- The source notes the fine was 'around $170 million'
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$170,000,000
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2019
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The Friday Roundup - YouTube Changes, Director's Tips and Jumpcuts
Massive YouTube Changes Happening… Are You Safe?
Recently YouTube attracted an FTC fine of around $170 million for Child Online privacy protection act (COPPA) violations.
In a nutshell those violations were as a result of the introduction of the Google learning machine into their algorithms for targ…
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FTC regulatory fine related to COPPA violations from ad-targeting algorithms tracking children's viewing habits; reported via blog citing FTC ruling
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YouTube: $170,000,000 regulatory fine total. Source: FTC (2019). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-ftc-coppa-fine-170m
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