$6M+ YouTube Settlement Ends Class Action Over Use of Facial Recognition Tech in Illinois
August 29, 2025 An over $6 million settlement ends litigation against YouTube over the allegedly illegal use of its Face Blur tool in Illinois.
Lawsuit Filings
$30M Google, YouTube Settlement Aims to Resolve Privacy Lawsuit Over Allegedly Unlawful Collection of Children’s Data
August 28, 2025 A settlement has been reached that may resolve a class action that claimed Google and YouTube collected the personal data of millions of minors without parental consent.
[UPDATE] YouTube Class Action Claims Platform Illegally Captures, Stores Facial Scans in Illinois
September 7, 2022 A class action alleges YouTube has run afoul of an Illinois biometric privacy law by capturing and storing scans of consumers’ faces by way of its “Face Blur” tool.
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Trump Class Actions Accuse Twitter, YouTube, Facebook of ‘Impermissible Censorship’ [UPDATE]
July 8, 2021 Former President Donald Trump has filed separate class actions against Twitter, YouTube, Facebook over what he alleges to be the tech giants’ “impermissible censorship.”
Class Action Says Court Must Intervene to Protect YouTube Content Moderators from Psychological Trauma [UPDATE]
October 26, 2020 A class action alleges YouTube has negligently failed to protect content moderators from the psychological trauma associated with repeatedly viewing graphic and objectionable images.