YouTube has maintained that the site isn’t for children, and doesn’t allow viewers under the age of 13. — Dreamstime/TNS
Google asked the government to eliminate rules that categorise anyone watching "child-directed” content online as under 13 while regulators revamp privacy regulations that could have a sweeping impact on the company’s YouTube video service.
The Alphabet Inc unit filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission on Monday as the agency considers changing its rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, which regulates how Internet companies collect data on young people.
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