https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/09/04/youtube-to-pay-170-million-over-collection-of-childrens-data/ > YouTube must pay $170 million to settle charges that it violated a federal law that prohibits companies from collecting personal information from children without parental consent. > The confirmation Wednesday of the Google-owned video-sharing site’s settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General comes after numerous reports that a deal had been reached.