United States of America: Lawsuit concerning alleged collection and use of children's data on YouTube (C.H. et al. v Google LLC and YouTube LLC/Case No. 5:19-cv-07016-SVK)

Progress

Current status
in force
13 Jan 2026 in force

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Consumer protection, nes
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

13 Jan 2026
in force

District Court for the Northern District of California approved USD 30 million class action settlement concerning alleged collection and use of children’s data

On 13 January 2026, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval of a class action settlement in C.H. et al. v. Google LLC and YouTube LLC (Case No. 5:19-cv-07016-SVK). The settlement resolves claim…

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court