Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected data from child users without parental consent through its YouTube video platform and then sent them targeted ads.

In this photo illustration a world map and a matrix illustration is shown on a computer screen against the Google logo on a mobile phone, on July 3, 2025. (Dominika Zarzycka / NurPhoto via AFP) SAN ...

Tech companies are no strangers to lawsuits, often over how they collect, use, and safeguard customer data. But few cases have been as far-reaching as the one now confronting Google. Earlier this ...