YouTube to FTC: Don’t Assume Only Kids Are Watching Kids Videos
- YouTube critic calls company’s response a ‘COPPA cop-out’
- Google unit to limit personalized ads on clips made for kids
The YouTube Kids mobile app.
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Google asked the government to eliminate rules that categorize anyone watching “child-directed” content online as under 13 while regulators revamp privacy regulations that could have a sweeping impact on the company’s YouTube video service.
The Alphabet Inc. unit filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission on Monday as the agency considers changing its rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, which regulates how internet companies collect data on young people.