Google and YouTube agreed to pay a $30 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over allegations they collected personal data from children under the age of 13. According to the lawsuit, Google and YouTube violated privacy laws by collecting data from children watching cartoons,

Subscribers to YouTube TV suddenly lost access to channels like ESPN and ABC on Thursday night. This is as a result of a carriage dispute between the owners of the respective platforms, The Walt

Disney pulls its channels from streamer YouTube TV after the two California media giants failed to reach a new contract agreement by Oct. 30.

Disney Goes Dark on YouTube TV. Why the House of Mouse and Google Are Feuding. Disney channels including ESPN and ABC disappeared from Google’s YouTube TV overnight, after the two sides failed to come to terms on a new streaming agreement.

Disney began running public announcements on YouTube TV at 5 p.m. ET, Oct. 30, 2025, to notify YouTube TV customers that services would discontinue at 11:59 p.m. ET should Google and Disney not reach an agreement on a new live TV streaming services contract.

People who were 13 or younger and watched kids content on YouTube between 2013 and 2020 may be eligible for cash payouts.

Google's advertising revenue reached $74.18 billion in the third quarter, up 12.6% from $65.85 billion a year ago. Google Search and YouTube made up $56.57 billion and $10.26 billion of the total, respectively.

Disney suspended ESPN, ABC content on YouTube TV after the companies failed to reach a new contractual agreement.

Google’s YouTube will use artificial intelligence to improve the visual clarity of many low-resolution videos on its platform when viewed on TV screens, the web and mobile devices.