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on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:31PM
from the serious-mental-health-issues dept.
from the serious-mental-health-issues dept.
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?
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Suicide Instructions Spliced into Kids’ Cartoons on YouTube and YouTube Kids
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(Score: 5, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:09PM (3 children)
I'll agree insofar as to say it should not be done deceptively but that's as far as I can back you. If someone wants to take their life, I'm not going to tell them they shouldn't. I'd prefer they do it efficiently and with as little mess as possible though. It's just good manners.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday February 26 2019, @07:27PM (2 children)
If someone wants to take their life, I'm not going to tell them they shouldn't
YouTube Kids appears to be targeted at 3 to 8 year-olds. Yeah......I think I'm OK with telling 8-year-olds not to kill themselves.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @10:20PM
Yes, it is illegal to harvest the organs of and tax children who kill themselves. We wouldn't want to take the job away from abortion doctors who promise those benefits: https://twitter.com/PPNYCAction/status/1087830306823041024/video/1 [twitter.com]
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday February 27 2019, @12:34PM
I'm okay with their parents doing so but I don't have that particular life complication.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.