The EU's top court has ruled that Google cannot claim intermediary liability protection for YouTube content it has reviewed as part of commercial partnerships with creators. The case arose from a €750,000 fine imposed by Italy's communications regulator over YouTube videos promoting online gambling, where Google had reviewed the channel's content before entering a revenue-sharing agreement. The ruling means Google may lose its "neutral intermediary" defense for channels where it conducts content reviews tied to commercial deals, though it does not make Google broadly liable for all content on YouTube.
