The request follows calls from members of Congress for the FTC to investigate whether YouTube violated a federal children's privacy law.

The pair of Senators who are calling for an investigation of YouTube's practices have pushed for new children's privacy protections.

The Biden administration argues that companies such as Google should be responsible for harmful content their algorithms promote.

If the Supreme Court backs state efforts to limit platforms from curating content, online disinformation will surge, experts and tech companies say.

Tech executives say they are working hard to fight disinformation, but lawmakers and critics say they simply aren't doing enough.

Nearly half of the scams originated on social media.

Policymakers have been applying pressure to social media giants to hold back the tide of disinformation.

YouTube has struggled with scammers taking over channels to spread cryptocurrency scams before.

In practice, YouTube's decision is similar to Facebook's move against the president last week.

Trump's activity was the extension of a long and ultimately dangerous line of public comments.