Alphabet Beats Investor Suit Over Kids’ Privacy Law Compliance

Alphabet Inc. and its directors are free for good from a shareholder lawsuit claiming that they failed to oversee compliance with a federal children’s privacy law, a California federal judge ruled Thursday.

Shareholders sought to hold YouTube’s parent and its board accountable for the video giant’s alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which gives parents control over the information platforms can collect about their kids. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the suit in August, saying the plaintiffs didn’t create a reasonable doubt that the majority of the board was disinterested or ...