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Re:YouTube Ads May Have Led to Online Tracking of Children, ... by whimsicalism on Thursday August 17, 2023 @08:35PM (#37170168)
> If they support personalized recommendations at all for children's accounts or on youtube kids, then they are clearly in violation of the law.

That was not my understanding of COPPA, how is this violating it if it is used for the service and the parent gives consent?

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Re:YouTube Ads May Have Led to Online Tracking of Children, ... by hedora on Monday August 21, 2023 @12:29PM (#37211833)
YouTube videos are full of ads and product placement, which are disallowed according to the Google-funded lobbyist in the comment I replied to.
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