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Is YouTube Ethical?

YouTube is an American video streaming platform owned by Google, which is a leading source of free entertainment and educational content online ^[1]^[2], and has empowered independent creators to build their audience ^[3]. Youtube has been fined $170 million for collecting the personal information of minors ^[4], blocked users' content due to copyright even when fair use applies ^[5], applied an algorithm that propagates radical content ^[6]^[7]^[8] and showed videos containing violent and disturbing content to children ^[9].

YouTube is owned by Google.

Google

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Google is an American tech conglomerate that has conducted mass surveillance on the public ^[1]^[2]^[3], enacted anti-union schemes ^[4], engaged in monopolistic and anticompetitive practices ^[5]^[6]^[7], and avoided billions in tax ^[8]^[9]^[10].