One of the groups said it had used Google’s tools to run a targeted ad campaign this month on children’s channels. Google has said it did not allow such ads on videos made for children. By Nico Grant ...

YouTube’s advertising practices on kids’ channels could have resulted in companies tracking children across the web, a report said. By Nico Grant Natasha Singer and Aaron Krolik Nico covers Google.

YouTube videos using child-oriented search terms are evading the company's attempts to control them. In one cartoon, a woman with a Minnie Mouse head tumbles down an escalator before becoming trapped ...