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takyon writes:

YouTube to crack down on inappropriate content masked as kids' cartoons

Recent news stories and blog posts highlighted the underbelly of YouTube Kids, Google's children-friendly version of the wide world of YouTube. While all content on YouTube Kids is meant to be suitable for children under the age of 13, some inappropriate videos using animations, cartoons, and child-focused keywords manage to get past YouTube's algorithms and in front of kids' eyes. Now, YouTube will implement a new policy in an attempt to make the whole of YouTube safer: it will age-restrict inappropriate videos masquerading as children's content in the main YouTube app.

[...] Also, all age-restricted content is not eligible for advertising, which will undoubtedly hit the wallets of the creators making these videos. While it's hard to understand why anyone would make a video about Peppa Pig drinking bleach or a bunch of superheroes and villains participating in a cartoonish yet violent "nursery rhyme," it's been a decent way to make money on YouTube. Some of these videos have amassed hundreds of thousands (and sometimes millions) of views, gleaning ad dollars and channel popularity.

Check the related videos to see some bizarre clickbait. Some are even live action skits performed by adults.

Are we doing enough to traumatize our kids?

Also at The Verge and Medium.

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Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "YouTube to crack down on inappropriate content masked as kids' cartoons" - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/youtube-to-crack-down-on-inappropriate-content-masked-as-kids-cartoons/
3. "news stories" - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/business/media/youtube-kids-paw-patrol.html
4. "blog posts" - https://medium.com/@jamesbridle/something-is-wrong-on-the-internet-c39c471271d2
5. "YouTube" - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/06/what-is-hate-speech-on-youtube-video-site-offers-clarity/
6. "age-restrict inappropriate videos" - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802167?hl=en
7. "Peppa Pig drinking bleach" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owm0ZgAVEWU
8. "nursery rhyme" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=28&v=uXjJdv5fj5k
9. "The Verge" - https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/9/16629788/youtube-kids-distrubing-inappropriate-flag-age-restrict
10. "Medium" - https://medium.com/@jamesbridle/something-is-wrong-on-the-internet-c39c471271d2
11. "YouTube's "Ad-Friendly" Content Policy may Push one of its Biggest Stars off the Site" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/09/03/1612258
12. "Google Fails to Stop Major Brands From Pulling Ads From YouTube" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/03/25/1438213
13. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=23275

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