Google and Meta have made headlines with a covert agreement aimed at targeting teenagers on YouTube with advertisements for Instagram. This strategic partnership, designed to bypass Google’s own rules on how minors are treated online, has raised significant ethical and legal concerns. Documents and sources reveal the inner workings of this campaign and the broader implications for the tech industry. Targeting teens through an ‘unknown’ loopholeAccording to a Financial Times report, Google developed a marketing project for Meta to target 13- to 17-year-old YouTube users with ads promoting Insta…