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YouTube under US Federal investigation over allegations it violates children’s privacy

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  1. DanBC
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    One of the problems is that children under 13 want to get the "benefit" of likes and subscribes, but they can't open an account. So they use their parent's account, or they lie about their age....

    One of the problems is that children under 13 want to get the "benefit" of likes and subscribes, but they can't open an account. So they use their parent's account, or they lie about their age.

    This means the demographic data for the viewer is bollocks - maybe it's the adult, or maybe it's the kid - and so you can find gambling ads pushed to young people.

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