# Three established YouTube channels have sued Apple, alleging that the company violated the U.S.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-06 · MacRumors*

## Key points

- Three YouTube channels sued Apple for allegedly scraping millions of their videos to train AI.
- The lawsuit claims Apple deliberately bypassed YouTube's anti-scraping protections for this purpose.
- Apple's own research papers reportedly confirm use of plaintiffs' YouTube videos in AI training.
- The same channels have recently filed similar lawsuits against Meta, Nvidia, ByteDance, and Snap.

**Companies:** Apple, h3h3Productions, MrShortGame Golf, Golfholics
**Countries:** United States

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