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US judge approves $30m YouTube children’s privacy settlement

By Maria Dinzeo ( January 13, 2026, 22:10 GMT | Insight) -- A federal judge approved a $30 million settlement between Google and a class of minors and their parents who claim the digital advertising giant aimed to “lure” children under the age of 13 to YouTube with kid-focused content, only to collect their data without their parents’ consent.A $30 million class-action settlement over Google’s alleged harvesting of children’s data from YouTube has cleared its final legal hurdle. US Magistrate Judge Susan Van Keulen approved the deal at a hearing Tuesday, bringing an end to more than six years of litigation....

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