regarding COPPA, is the FTC overreaching their authority here?

[Cepheus Ace]

Here’s a good place to start:

watched it, sadly it doesn't provide any useful information the legal matters, at this point I'm completely certain that the FTC can't fine youtubers $42,000 or take youtubers to court over this. they have no case here and are tryign to fearmonger content creators using the threat of authority they do not posses

https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business...ance#step1
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/chapter-91
COPPA is about collecting personal information, if YOU do not you collect information or do not receive any information collected by another party (in this case youtube/google) then the law doesn't apply to you

1. are you collecting any personal information on the users of Youtube?
   
2. do you receive from or are able to access information collected by youtube/google on its user?
   

If your answers to the above are all NO then its impossible for you to comply with COPPA. the law requires that website operators/service providers aimed at kids under 13 comply with the following requirements of the law:

1. notify parents that information will be collected
   
2. obtain verifiable permission of parents/guardians to collect information
   
3. allow parents to retrieve/review/remove all collected information upon their request
   
4. create a privacy policy that complies with COPPA
   
5. take measures to ensure personal information collected is secure
   

now how will you as a Youtuber comply with these requirements to be in compliance with COPPA? the answer is you can't, a youtuber can't do any of these things

Basically creators are going to be held liable of crimes/violations they literally cannot commit when the only party here who can commit such violation/crime is Google/Youtube.