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FTC Probes YouTube Over Account Suspension, Content Ban Policies

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Bloomberg sources report that the US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating whether YouTube violated consumer protection laws by failing to follow its own policies when suspending accounts or banning content. The probe targets Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube platform, according to the report.

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    Sources: the FTC has been investigating whether YouTube broke consumer protection laws by violating its own policies when suspending accounts or banning content (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg : Sources: the FTC has been investigating whether YouTube broke consumer protection laws by violating its own policies when suspending accounts or banning content — The US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating whether Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube violated consumer protection laws …