Google

$170.0Mfinal

Date Issued

2019-09-04

Regulation

Authority

FTC

Country

United States

Violation Type

children

Currency

USD

Violation Summary

YouTube illegally collected personal information from children without parental consent, targeting ads to viewers of child-directed channels.

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Other Fines for Google

DateRegulationAmount (USD)Type
2025-09-01GDPR$351,000,000consent
2025-09-01GDPR$135,000,000consent
2025-09-01GDPR$135,000,000consent
2025-09-01GDPR$351,000,000consent
2022-05-18GDPR$10,800,000Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing
2022-01-06GDPR$10,800,000consent
2021-12-31GDPR$97,200,000Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing
2021-12-31GDPR$64,800,000Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing
2020-07-16GDPR$30Non-compliance with subjects' rights protection safeguards
2020-03-11GDPR$7,560,000Failure to comply with data processing principles