How to watch YouTube with your kids
7 years, 6 months ago

How to watch YouTube with your kids

Salon  

For some kids, it's not enough to watch YouTube videos. Best for: Little kids and tweens Kid President Teen actor Robby Novak portrays the character Kid President on the thought-provoking channel Soul Pancake. Quick take: Through his many "pep talk" vlogs and musings, Kid President gets kids to think deeply about civic engagement. Best for: Big kids and tweens Kids React and Teens React Produced by the internet content-creation team Fine Brothers Entertainment, these series feature kids and teens viewing and commenting on viral videos. Best for: Big kids, tweens, teens EthanGamer While mostly known as a gamer, this British tween has branched out into unboxing videos, candy reviews, and toy reviews.

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How YouTube and Netflix are changing the business of kids’ shows
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How YouTube and Netflix are changing the business of kids’ shows

LA Times  

It’s 7 a.m. Do you know what your kids are streaming? Emily Horgan, a Dublin-based media consultant who specializes in children’s content, points to this year’s “The Sign,” a special long episode of the acclaimed Australian series “Bluey,” which streams on Disney+. “Preventing churn is one of the things we know happens for kids’ content,” Horgan said. “But I do …

YouTube limiting repeated recommendations of ideal body standards and social aggression videos to teens
6 months, 3 weeks ago

YouTube limiting repeated recommendations of ideal body standards and social aggression videos to teens

The Hindu  

YouTube is rolling out more safeguards for teenagers across Europe and the world, in order to curb their repeated exposure to certain content categories that could affect their mental health if repeatedly shown to them, said the company in a blog post. “These categories include content that compares physical features and idealizes some types over others, idealizes specific fitness levels …

YouTube tries to stop young people falling into ‘rabbit holes’ and lets parents see what they are watching
6 months, 3 weeks ago

YouTube tries to stop young people falling into ‘rabbit holes’ and lets parents see what they are watching

The Independent  

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YouTube rolls out ‘pause pages’ and content recommendation changes for children
9 months, 1 week ago

YouTube rolls out ‘pause pages’ and content recommendation changes for children

The Hindu  

YouTube is globally rolling out changes to its app and platform experience in order to better shield young users from possibly risky content, remind them to take breaks, and provide them with resources in case they are going through a crisis. YouTube said it was using Google’s machine learning technology to update its content recommendation system, with the aim of …

Parents, what are your kids watching on YouTube? Ads, study finds
4 years, 4 months ago

Parents, what are your kids watching on YouTube? Ads, study finds

Al Jazeera  

A new study finds that one in five YouTube videos watched by kids age eight and under contained ads that were not age-appropriate. Some 95 percent of videos aimed at children ages eight and younger on YouTube contain ads, and many of those are hawking products for a much older audience, including whiskey, lingerie and violent video games, according to …

AP Explains: How YouTube is changing what it shows kids
5 years, 6 months ago

AP Explains: How YouTube is changing what it shows kids

Associated Press  

YouTube is changing what it shows kids. The new business practices, along with $170 million in fines, settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission and New York state that YouTube owner Google violated children’s online privacy by collecting personal data without parents’ permission. YouTube acknowledged Wednesday that “the likelihood of children watching without supervision has increased” since its founding because …

Parent's ultimate guide to Youtube
5 years, 7 months ago

Parent's ultimate guide to Youtube

Salon  

Smosh, Jenna Marbles, Markiplier — the names may not mean much to you, but chances are your kids are on a first-name basis. If kids don't want to share, get the name of the channel they're watching and watch it later.Watch a few videos by the same creator to get a feel for the content. If she has a YouTube …

YouTube boosting ‘quality’ kids’ videos wreaked havoc on some channels
5 years, 7 months ago

YouTube boosting ‘quality’ kids’ videos wreaked havoc on some channels

LA Times  

YouTube policy bars children younger than 13 from using its main site and recommends children use its YouTube Kids app. In early July, YouTube made a significant change to its software to boost what it deems “quality” children’s content, sending waves of traffic to certain video producers and burying other channels. “Most of the time, we don’t even notice it,” …

Watching children: YouTube videos with minors get more clicks
5 years, 8 months ago

Watching children: YouTube videos with minors get more clicks

Al Jazeera  

Child advocates want YouTube to help prevent predators from getting to clips that may allow them to sexualise minors. YouTube videos featuring young children drew nearly triple the average viewership of other content, according to research released on Thursday, providing ammunition for child advocates who want Alphabet Inc. to take more aggressive steps to make its streaming service safer for …

YouTube’s Neal Mohan: ‘We’re always going to err on the side of protecting children’
5 years, 8 months ago

YouTube’s Neal Mohan: ‘We’re always going to err on the side of protecting children’

CNN  

Anaheim, California CNN Business — Kids play a huge role in YouTube’s success. “Nothing is more important than making sure that children are protected on our platform,” Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product officer, told CNN Business at VidCon. “We’re always going to err on the side of protecting children when it comes to any of these product or policy decisions …

Young children can easily see disturbing content on YouTube despite age restrictions
6 years ago

Young children can easily see disturbing content on YouTube despite age restrictions

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Protecting kids and families is a top priority for us," YouTube said in response to questions about …

Parents, Here’s How to Make YouTube Kids Safer
6 years, 1 month ago

Parents, Here’s How to Make YouTube Kids Safer

Wired  

On Friday, a pediatrician and parenting blogger named Free N. Hess published a post about a series of disturbing videos she found on YouTube Kids, a stand-alone app that is supposed to make it “safer and simpler” for those under 13 to browse videos online. “We appreciate people drawing problematic content to our attention, and make it possible for anyone …

YouTube Kids is not safe for kids, is host to violent, disturbing content: Report
6 years, 1 month ago

YouTube Kids is not safe for kids, is host to violent, disturbing content: Report

Firstpost  

A clip that looks like an innocent cartoon, shows a man giving advice on how to properly slit a wrist. In a shocking revelation, YouTube Kids, the video app that curates select content for children is now being questioned on how safe the ‘child-friendly’ version of the online video platform really is for the little ones. As reported by The …

YouTube Kids brings music, games for 'older' children
6 years, 6 months ago

YouTube Kids brings music, games for 'older' children

The Quint  

San Francisco, Sep 15 In a bid to increase parental control on its platform, YouTube has rolled out a new setting in its "Kids" app that showcases popular music and gaming videos. Known as "Older", the setting is targeted towards children between ages eight to 12, the Google-owned content sharing platform said in a blog post on Friday. "We have …

Groups Allege YouTube Is Violating Law That Protects Kids
6 years, 11 months ago

Groups Allege YouTube Is Violating Law That Protects Kids

Wired  

A coalition of more than 20 child-health, privacy, and consumer groups is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether YouTube is violating a federal law designed to protect children on the internet. The company could have moved popular children’s content like Peppa Pig or Sesame Street to YouTube Kids, says Golin, rather than leave videos where “kids are going …

YouTube Videos May Not Help Toddlers Learn New Things: Study
7 years ago

YouTube Videos May Not Help Toddlers Learn New Things: Study

News 18  

Do you let your toddler watch YouTube videos? It may not help them to learn new things, a study suggests. The study results indicate that toddlers up to two years of age could be entertained and kept busy by their parents showing them YouTube clips on smartphones, but they may not learn anything from the videos. For the study, published …

What do you tell your kids when a YouTube celebrity crosses the line?
7 years, 2 months ago

What do you tell your kids when a YouTube celebrity crosses the line?

Salon  

That's what we said when YouTube gamer PewDiePie was found to have racist and anti-Semitic videos. But what's clearly offensive to parents is a big gray area for kids — especially when it's one of their beloved YouTube celebs. The site's anything-goes attitude, stars who feel like personal friends, and — frankly — parents' disapproval only strengthen kids' connection to …

The creepy videos that put me off my children watching YouTube alone
7 years, 4 months ago

The creepy videos that put me off my children watching YouTube alone

ABC  

Spider-Man is sitting in an empty bathtub, squeezing large water balloons until they explode in slow motion. He'd started watching nursery rhyme videos on YouTube, but somehow, it set him on a path to discovering creepy videos starring off-brand Spider-Men, and to my shock, thousands of these videos exist. We try to limit our son's screen time to an hour …

YouTube Red launches slate of original children’s programming
8 years, 1 month ago

YouTube Red launches slate of original children’s programming

LA Times  

Mariangeli Collado, left, Jenna Simmons, Tatiana McQuay, McKenzie Mack and Lexi Drew are the stars of YouTube Red’s new family series “Hyperlinked.” The girls, who perform in the group L2M, star in one of many new shows that YouTube is gearing toward kids. “We’re now in a place where it really makes a lot of sense to have even more …

Here's The Problem With Using YouTube As A Babysitter For Your Kids
9 years, 10 months ago

Here's The Problem With Using YouTube As A Babysitter For Your Kids

Huff Post  

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 file photo, Frankie Thevenot, 3, plays with an iPad in his bedroom at his home in Metairie, La. "Our new claims are really about deceptive practices," said Aaron Mackey, a graduate fellow at Georgetown University Law Center's Institute for Public Representation, citing Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. The video …

Advocacy groups say YouTube Kids App contains explicit, profane videos
9 years, 10 months ago

Advocacy groups say YouTube Kids App contains explicit, profane videos

LA Times  

Google came under fire Tuesday after a string of children’s advocacy groups filed an update to their Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging the YouTube Kids App contains content that “would be extremely disturbing” and “potentially harmful” for young children. The updated complaint argues that the app has content that includes: “explicit sexual language presented amidst cartoon animation; videos that model …

Exposing the Murky World of Online Ads Aimed at Kids
9 years, 11 months ago

Exposing the Murky World of Online Ads Aimed at Kids

Wired  

When YouTube released an app specifically for kids a couple months back, many parents rejoiced. At least, that's the claim of 10 consumer watchdog groups who filed a joint complaint today with the Federal Trade Commission over the YouTube Kids app, claiming it misleads parents and violates rules on "unfair and deceptive marketing" for kids. But child advocacy groups say …

Groups urge US FTC to investigate YouTube kids video app
9 years, 11 months ago

Groups urge US FTC to investigate YouTube kids video app

Firstpost  

A coalition of consumer and children advocacy groups plans to urge federal regulators to investigate a YouTube video app aimed at children that the groups say disregards long-established safeguards limiting advertising to young audiences. The YouTube Kids app, which was released in February, blends video programming and ads in ways that deceive children and parents, according to the groups, which …

Google launches YouTube Kids app to show child-friendly videos
10 years, 1 month ago

Google launches YouTube Kids app to show child-friendly videos

Daily Mail  

Homescreen has been simplified with four icons to suit little fingers Google has launched a much anticipated version of its YouTube app aimed at children. Scroll down for video The home screen comprises eight tiles showing different videos as well as four icons : a TV set for popular TV shows such as Yo Gabba Gabba, a light bulb for …

Google Launches 'YouTube Kids,' a New Family-Friendly App
10 years, 1 month ago

Google Launches 'YouTube Kids,' a New Family-Friendly App

Wired  

Google has launched a service called YouTube Kids, a new version of the internet’s leading destination for video aimed squarely at children. Unveiled today in a blog post, the service is available as a free app on iOS and Android, and at the moment, it can only be accessed within the U.S. “ the first Google product built from the …

YouTube for KIDS app will show child-friendly videos and give parents control
10 years, 1 month ago

YouTube for KIDS app will show child-friendly videos and give parents control

Daily Mail  

App launches in the US next week, but no UK release date's been revealed Homescreen has been simplified with four icons to suit little fingers From raunchy pop videos to violent film trailers, there are plenty of reasons why parents may not want to let their children browse YouTube alone. The home screen comprises eight tiles showing different videos as …

YouTube is the place to be for teens running away from Facebook
11 years, 4 months ago

YouTube is the place to be for teens running away from Facebook

Firstpost  

It’s no secret that Facebook is losing its sheen as far as teenagers are concerned. 50 percent of teens who took part in the research admitted that YouTube was their favourite website as compared to 45.2 percent of the study taking the social network’s side. This year, 41.6 percent of 12 to 15 year olds said that Facebook was their …

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