ByteDance — TikTok Shop & Google — YouTube
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ByteDance — TikTok Shop: ByteDance — TikTok Shop deactivated 4.1 million accounts in Indonesia due to new regulations, impacting its user base and requiring changes to its platform's behavior for children.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube deactivated 600,000 accounts in Indonesia in compliance with new social media curbs, affecting its user numbers and platform design for minors.
Jun 26, 2026 · 9 articles
Regulatory
ByteDance — TikTok Shop: ByteDance — TikTok Shop settled a lawsuit with R.K.C. over claims its platform caused mental health issues, avoiding a second trial. This settlement, along with previous ones, indicates a strategy to mitigate legal risks and financial liabilities.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., settled a lawsuit with R.K.C. and was previously ordered to pay damages in another case, highlighting its exposure to social media addiction claims. It also settled with a United States — Kentucky school district.
Jun 30, 2026 · 20 articles
Regulatory
ByteDance — TikTok Shop: ByteDance — TikTok Shop is actively being investigated by the Australia — ESafety Commissioner for potential non-compliance with Australia's social media ban. The strengthened laws and increased penalties will put significant pressure on ByteDance — TikTok Shop to improve its age verification processes and prevent underage access.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube, a Alphabet Inc. subsidiary, is actively being investigated by the Australia — ESafety Commissioner for potential non-compliance with Australia's social media ban. The strengthened laws and increased penalties will directly impact Google — YouTube's operations in Australia, requiring more robust age verification.
Apr 20, 2026 · 146 articles
Regulatory
ByteDance — TikTok Shop: ByteDance — TikTok Shop is another social media platform implicated in the tragedy trolling of Death of Jay Slater's family. The platform states it does not allow misinformation that could cause significant harm.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is one of the social media platforms where extensive tragedy trolling related to Death of Jay Slater occurred. The platform states it prohibits harassment and hate speech, but Debbie Duncan claims videos are not consistently removed.
Apr 02, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
ByteDance — TikTok Shop: ByteDance — TikTok Shop is one of the social media platforms that will be affected by Greece's ban for users under 15, and it faces potential fines under the EU Digital Services Act.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is a video platform that is not currently affected by Greece's social media ban, but Australia has required it to remove accounts held by under-16s.
Apr 08, 2026 · 23 articles
Regulatory
ByteDance — TikTok Shop: ByteDance — TikTok Shop was flagged by Indonesia as a high-risk platform, indicating it is also subject to the new social media curbs.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube, a platform owned by Alphabet Inc., is the primary target of Indonesia's reprimand for failing to implement age restrictions for users under 16.
Apr 02, 2026 · 14 articles
Regulatory
ByteDance — TikTok Shop: ByteDance — TikTok Shop is one of the major platforms required to comply with Australia's new social media ban for under-16s.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is one of the major platforms required to comply with Australia's new social media ban for under-16s.
Jan 12, 2026 · 7 articles
Domestic
ByteDance — TikTok Shop: ByteDance — TikTok Shop was identified as a platform where exposure to graphic material was common among Canadian teens, closely following Google — YouTube.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube was identified as the platform where exposure to graphic material was most common among Canadian teens.
Jun 26, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
ByteDance — TikTok Shop: ByteDance — TikTok Shop expressed its commitment to collaborating constructively with the Canadian government on the new digital safety bill, highlighting its existing safety and privacy settings for teen accounts. The platform will be subject to the proposed age restrictions and safety standards.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc., is one of the social media platforms that will be affected by Canada's new digital safety bill. The company is committed to collaborating with the government to establish higher safety standards for children's online experiences.
Jun 09, 2026 · 134 articles
Regulatory
ByteDance — TikTok Shop: ByteDance — TikTok Shop is mentioned as another social media platform involved in related multidistrict litigation concerning the addictiveness of social media for children.
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is mentioned as another social media platform involved in related multidistrict litigation concerning the addictiveness of social media for children.
Jun 30, 2026 · 21 articles
Domestic
Google — YouTube: Google — YouTube is one of the social media platforms included in Australia's ban, though it was omitted from some aspects of the Australian legislation.
Oct 07, 2025 · 8 articles
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