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FTC investigates YouTube over account suspension and content ban policies

Bloomberg reports the FTC has been probing whether Google's YouTube violated consumer protection law by not following its own rules when banning users or content.

What to know

  • Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed sources, that the FTC has been investigating whether YouTube violated consumer protection laws by not following its own stated policies when suspending accounts or banning content.
  • No details have surfaced yet on the scope, timeline, or possible outcomes of the investigation, nor any statement from the FTC or YouTube/Alphabet.
  • The report is being syndicated across outlets but has not yet generated substantive public reaction or commentary in the available material.

Federal Trade Commission US regulator conducting the probeYouTube / Alphabet Inc. Subject of the investigation

FTC investigates YouTube over account suspension and content ban policies
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  1. FTC scrutinizes YouTube account suspensions and content policies press · Seeking Alpha · 77d ago
  2. US FTC probing YouTube over social media policies press · Straits Times · 78d ago · +1 outlet
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  4. US FTC probes YouTube over social media policies, Bloomberg News reports press · Investing.com News · Reuters · 78d ago · +2 outlets
  5. Sources: the FTC has been investigating whether YouTube broke consumer protection laws by violating its own policies when suspending accounts or banning content press · Bloomberg · 78d ago