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Tidal vs YouTube Music

On overall TruNorth grade, YouTube Music scores higher (Tidal: C, YouTube Music: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Tidal
48.4/100
B
YouTube Music
60/100

Political donations

Tidal

Treasury OFAC SDN list: 1 listed entity under IRAN-EO13902 sanctions program.

YouTube Music

FEC: $414K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +67 across 14 executive donors.

Environment

Tidal

environmental violation: $14K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

YouTube Music

No public record found.

Labor

Tidal

5 federal penalties totaling $4.7M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

YouTube Music

No public record found.

DEI

Tidal

No public record found.

YouTube Music

No public record found.

Charity

Tidal

$1M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.28% of revenue).

YouTube Music

No public record found.

Animal testing

Tidal

No public record found.

YouTube Music

No public record found.

Firearms

Tidal

No public record found.

YouTube Music

No public record found.

Privacy

Tidal

Terms-of-service privacy grade C (mixed) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.

YouTube Music

State regulator action: TX AG (most recent 2026-04-22). Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Major Music Streaming Platforms, Including Spotify and Apple Music, Over Potential…

Executive pay

Tidal

No public record found.

YouTube Music

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 35:1 (median employee pay $310,826; CEO total compensation $2K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2011).

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