Google To Pay $170M To Settle YouTube Child Privacy Violations

YouTube, owned by Google, faced allegations of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting data on minors without parental consent. The FTC and New York's attorney general imposed a $170 million fine, the largest under the child privacy law. Critics argue the penalty is too lenient. YouTube agreed to changes, including removing targeted ads and comments from children's content. The settlement, which doesn't require YouTube to admit wrongdoing, awaits judicial approval. Google and YouTube will pay $136 million to the FTC and $34 million to New York.

What features will YouTube remove from children's content as part of the settlement?

What is the significance of the settlement needing to be approved by a judge?