Advocacy groups urge YouTube to protect kids from 'AI slop' videosAdvocacy groups and experts are condemning YouTube for serving low-quality AI-generated videos to children, warning of developmental harm. ...
01 Apr, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Juries take the lead in the push for child online safetyTwo juries have held social media giants accountable for harming young users. This marks a significant shift, validating a new legal strate...
26 Mar, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Meta, Google risk big tobacco-like fallout after addiction trialWhile the $6 million in damages a jury in Los Angeles awarded to the 20-year-old plaintiff — which the companies vowed to appeal — will bar...
26 Mar, 2026, 09.30 AM IST
Meta, Google lose US case over social media harm to kidsThe jury found Meta liable for $4.2 million in damages and Google for $1.8 million, small amounts for two of the world's most valuable comp...
26 Mar, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
YouTube drops major update after thousands of users affected due to global outageYouTube has issued a major update following a global outage that disrupted service for thousands of users worldwide. A problem with its rec...
18 Feb, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
Is YouTube down in India? Here’s what Google said about the widespread outage faced by thousands of usersYouTube outage in India: YouTube faced a major global outage on Wednesday morning. Users in India and the United States reported significan...
18 Feb, 2026, 08.16 AM IST
Has Google breached privacy, collected children's voices, license plate details and more?Google is currently amid a new wave of controversy as a recent privacy breach leak has claimed that it collected the voices of children, li...
05 Jun, 2024, 02.54 AM IST
Your child's online misadventures can land you in trouble, 4 ways to create safe browsing experience for kidsGoogle is one of the top reporters of explicit material featuring minors. It filed more than 2 million reports last year.
28 Nov, 2023, 12.18 PM IST
YouTube improperly used targeted ads on children's videos, watchdogs sayThe ads were shown to users in consumer segments selected by the children's group - including motorcycle enthusiasts, high-end computer afi...
23 Aug, 2023, 05.05 PM IST
Soon, store parental consent in DigiLockerSocial media platforms such as Meta's Facebook or Instagram and Google’s YouTube Kids will be able to directly fetch and verify documents o...
23 Aug, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
YouTube ads may have led to online tracking of children, research saysThe Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, requires children's online services to obtain parental consent before collecting pe...
17 Aug, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Google Assistant to roll out Parental Controls, kid-friendly voices to let children browse safelyGoogle will now ensure that kids enjoy a safe browsing experience.
03 Nov, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
Users under 18 years will soon be able to seek removal of pictures from image search result: GoogleAmong a number of new measures, Google will also ensure that Location History remains off (without the option to turn it on) for accounts o...
11 Aug, 2021, 09.49 PM IST
Google to pay USD 170 mn fine for sharing YouTube data from kidsThe settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and the New York state Attorney General is the largest amount in a case involving the Chil...
04 Sep, 2019, 10.55 PM IST
YouTube bets big on India's tech-savvy kids with new app'YouTube Kids' app makes it easier for children to find videos on topics they want to explore.
10 Nov, 2016, 09.28 AM IST
Is Google building a a version of Maps for kids?The company said it wants to revamp entities like YouTube and Chrome to be more "fun and safe for children" over the course of 2015.
10 Aug, 2015, 01.35 PM IST
Google may allow kids under 13 to sign up for Gmail, YouTubeInternet giant Google is to open Gmail, YouTube and some of its other services to children under the age of 13, according to media reports.
20 Aug, 2014, 05.25 PM IST