FTC and New York v. Google and YouTube (COPPA) privacy case

US District Court, District of Columbia · 1:19-cv-02642 · filed Sep 4, 2019 · Settled

The FTC and New York attorney general alleged YouTube collected persistent identifiers from viewers of child-directed channels to serve targeted ads without parental consent.

The case

Plaintiffs: Federal Trade Commission, People of the State of New York
Defendants: Google LLC, YouTube, LLC
Court: US District Court, District of Columbia
Docket: 1:19-cv-02642
Filed: Sep 4, 2019
Status: Settled
Outcome: Google and YouTube agreed to pay USD 170 million (USD 136 million to the FTC and USD 34 million to New York).
Amount: $170 million

History

4 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Nov 4, 2019	Order: MINUTE ORDER (paperless) directing the Clerk of the Court to close this case	Order	-
Sep 10, 2019	Order: ORDER GRANTING the plaintiffs' 2 Unopposed Motion to Enter Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil Penalty Judgment and ENTERING the parties' Stipulated Order for Perma	Order	Link
Sep 4, 2019	Filing: COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Fee Status:Filing Fee Waived) filed by FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, STATE OF NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Civil Cover Sh	Filing	Link
Sep 4, 2019	Filing: Complaint filed: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. GOOGLE LLC	Filing	Link

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Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext date	United States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.	Antitrust	Decided	Jan 24, 2023
Oct 5Status Conference tentatively in 10dnext date	In re Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking LitigationStatus Conference tentativelyActivePrivacyN.D. Ga.	Privacy	Active	Jun 7, 2024
Oct 6Next Case Management Conference in 11dnext date	In re Meta Pixel Healthcare LitigationNext Case Management ConferenceActivePrivacyN.D. Cal.	Privacy	Active	Jun 17, 2022
Oct 8Oral Argument in 13dnext date	Hachette Book Group v. GoogleOral ArgumentActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Jul 10
Oct 13Motion Hearing in 18dnext date	Google v. SerpApiMotion HearingActiveContractN.D. Cal.	Contract	Active	Dec 19, 2025
Oct 14An in-person status hearing is in 19dnext date	In re Clearview AI Consumer Privacy LitigationAn in-person status hearing isSettledPrivacyN.D. Ill.23% equity stake in Clearview AI	Privacy	Settled	Jan 8, 2021
Oct 15Initial Case Management Conference in 20dnext date	EVOX Productions v. GoogleInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Jul 9
Dec 2Further Case Management Conference in 68dnext date	Gavalas v. Google (Gemini)Further Case Management ConferenceActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Mar 4

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. GOOGLE LLC

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