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Google to pay $30 million to settle YouTube children’s privacy lawsuit
Google has agreed to a $30 million settlement in a class action accusing YouTube of illegally collecting children’s personal data for targeted ads.
Australia to ban YouTube accounts for those under 16 years old
Separately, YouTube said it is deploying age-estimation technology in the U.S. to determine if some users are underage.
YouTube earns $9.8 billion in ad revenue during Q2
YouTube earned 13 percent more ad revenue during Q2 compared to last year; Alphabet reported a 14 percent year-over increase in total revenue to $96.4 billion.
YouTube grabs $8.93 billion in ad revenue during Q1
The video streaming platform earned nearly 10 percent of Alphabet's overall revenue during the first three months of the year.
YouTube Premium grows to 125 million users, service launches Premium Lite
The plan costs $8 per month and offers commercial-free streaming of most videos on the platform.
YouTube to release lower-cost “YouTube Lite Premium” plan
The service will offer uninterrupted streaming of non-music video content, but lack offline downloads and access to YouTube Music.
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies from cancer
Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube who resigned last year to focus on her health and family, died this week at the age of 56.
YouTube experiences technical glitches with NFL Sunday Ticket programming
Customers complained of buffering, other issues while trying to watch Sunday morning and afternoon football games.
YouTube starts to improve advertising business
YouTube saw its advertising business improve during parent company Alphabet's second financial quarter of the year.
YouTube logs another quarter with declining ad revenue
Marketers continue to pull back on ad spending via YouTube's streaming video platforms, according to Google's latest earnings report.
YouTube TV still committed to multi-screen feature
YouTube TV is still on track to bring a much-anticipated feature to subscribers of its live-streaming cable replacement service.
YouTube posts ad revenue drop during third quarter
YouTube generated $7 billion in advertising revenue during its most-recent quarter, down from $7.2 billion reported last year.