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: 0, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 27 2019, @01:05AM (1 child)
Judging by the posts made by our own lovely Soylentils on the matter, it's obvious why YouTube Kids has this problem: the Internet is the home of childless, nasty people. (Not childless, nice people, mind you.) Trying to keep the Internet sewer clean of rats like these is a hopeless endeavor, for it is their natural habitat. Uploading only vetted videos is the only answer for a kids' video service.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 27 2019, @03:21AM
The above comment is not a Troll; it's one of the most on-topic and truthful posts in this article. Sorry if it chaps the ass of some forum dwellers.