Kids’ Privacy Suit Against YouTube, Google Again Deemed Preempted By COPPA

Mealey's (July 20, 2021, 12:25 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Six months after she dismissed a putative class action over the purported collection of children’s personally identifiable information (PII) by YouTube LLC and Google LLC, a California federal judge on July 1 granted dismissal of an amended complaint, finding, as in the previous ruling, the minor plaintiffs’ claims to be preempted by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA.)...