Tips for committing suicide are appearing in children's cartoons on YouTube and the YouTube Kids app.
YouTube Kids is theoretically a curated collection of videos that are safe for kids. Apparently, someone forgot to tell YouTube/Google that. Sure, YouTube probably has some butt covering clause in their EULA. That doesn't excuse such an oversight, though. It's very easy to see overworked, stressed parents, giving their kids access to YouTube/YouTube Kids. Kids have enough to deal with, without having to deal with grown-ups twisted thoughts. This seems more like insidious minds at work to me. What do you think?
(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:38PM (3 children)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6sy7pwqy-0 [youtube.com]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:53PM (1 child)
If you watch that video a bit longer they make an *interesting accusation*:
Perhaps the altered video was made by the Bark Parental Control App.
In that case, no problem, we have a corporation doing the needful to generate market for their products. /s
(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Tuesday February 26 2019, @07:07PM
The controversy is a yawner, coming amid nearly daily faux outrage controversies involving YouTube. The linked video was appreciated.
Memology 101 [youtube.com] is a channel that is good at catching and condensing stupid YouTube, Twitch, etc. drama.
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(Score: 2) by driverless on Wednesday February 27 2019, @01:16AM
That's nothing compared to what I've found spliced into clips at four minutes twenty seconds.