Google Beats YouTube Users’ Suit Alleging Racial Discrimination

Google LLC avoided claims that its video platform YouTube discriminates against Black and minority content creators by restricting views and monetization of certain videos based on race, when a federal judge in California dismissed the lawsuit Friday.

A group of content creators sued Google in 2020, alleging YouTube’s “restricted mode” settings, which allow users to screen out content that has been flagged as inappropriate, target creators for their race and viewpoints.

YouTube’s algorithm automatically tags videos to be excluded in restricted settings, and videos can also be flagged by users as potentially inappropriate, and then reviewed by a human team, ...