YouTube accused of illegally gathering data on children

Child protection campaigners are calling for sanctions to be brought against YouTube, accusing the video sharing platform of flouting child protection laws to illegally gather data and display advertising to users aged 13 and under.
A complaint filed with the US Federal Trade Commission by 23 child protection, consumer and privacy groups alleges that Alphabet is knowingly enabling children aged 13 and under to use its services, obtaining information such as location, web history and phone number