Google and Meta secretly targeted Instagram ads to YouTube teens, bypassing Google's own minor protection rules.

Google and Meta have been accused of secretly targeting advertisements for Instagram to teenagers on YouTube, bypassing Google's own rules for treating minors online. The collaboration, focusing on 13-17-year-old YouTube users, aimed to boost Google's advertising revenue and help Meta retain younger users amidst competition from platforms like TikTok. The partnership involved launching pilot marketing programs with Spark Foundry in Canada, which led to a trial in the US, and plans for an international rollout.

August 08, 2024
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