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 or body weights, or displays social aggression in the form of non-contact fights and intimidation,” said YouTube in a blog post. YouTube said the new measures were developed with the inputs of independent experts from YouTube’s Youth and Families Advisory Committee. “Our products for youth — YouTube Kids and supervised experiences for pre-teens — reach more than 100 million active logged-in and logged-out viewers every month and the development of these products is guided by independent experts,” said the company in its blog post.

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Meta, Snapchat and TikTok opposes YouTube exemption from Australia’s ban on social media for children
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Meta, Snapchat and TikTok opposes YouTube exemption from Australia’s ban on social media for children

The Hindu  

Tech giants Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat and TikTok have urged Australia to reconsider a decision to exempt Alphabet's YouTube from its laws banning social media for children younger than 16. But Meta said a young person with a YouTube account experiences the features outlined by the government to justify the ban, including algorithmic content recommendations, social interaction …

TikTok accuses Australia of favouritism in social media crackdown, targets YouTube’s special treatment
Trending News
3 weeks, 2 days ago

TikTok accuses Australia of favouritism in social media crackdown, targets YouTube’s special treatment

Live Mint  

TikTok has strongly criticised the Australian government for exempting YouTube from a sweeping social media crackdown that will see under-16s banned from most platforms, reported Bloomberg. Meta’s submission stated that the special treatment afforded to YouTube “makes a mockery of the government’s stated intention to protect young people.” However, TikTok’s response has been the most outspoken, reflecting its frustration that …

YouTube algorithm suggests videos about disordered eating to some young users, new study says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

YouTube algorithm suggests videos about disordered eating to some young users, new study says

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. YouTube, the social media platform most used by …

YouTube exemption backed by group behind push for under-16 social media ban
4 months ago

YouTube exemption backed by group behind push for under-16 social media ban

ABC  

An advocacy group that pushed for children and teens under 16 to be banned from social media has supported YouTube being given an exemption, but warns there is still a risk of kids being able to create accounts on the video site. On Thursday, the federal government introduced legislation to parliament to ban kids under 16 from social media sites …

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 …

YouTube toughens policy on gun videos and youth; critics say proof will be in enforcement
9 months, 3 weeks ago

YouTube toughens policy on gun videos and youth; critics say proof will be in enforcement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — YouTube is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users. “Firearms are the number one cause of death for children and teens in America,” said Paul, whose group has long sought stronger age controls on online gun videos. Until YouTube takes real action to prevent videos about guns …

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok CEOs face tough questions on child safety online I Watch LIVE proceedings
1 year, 1 month ago

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok CEOs face tough questions on child safety online I Watch LIVE proceedings

India TV News  

California: The CEOs of top social media apps and video streaming platforms including Meta, TikTok, X and others are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about child exploitation on their platforms, as lawmakers, families and advocates are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on young people’s lives. So independent regulation needs to step in.” Facebook to face …

YouTube updated its' harassment and cyberbullying policies for disturbing content | Know-why
1 year, 2 months ago

YouTube updated its' harassment and cyberbullying policies for disturbing content | Know-why

India TV News  

YouTube updated its' harassment and cyberbullying policies for disturbing content | Know-why YouTube has reportedly updated its harassment and cyberbullying policies to clamp down on such disturbing content on the platform. YouTube, a Google-owned video streaming platform has recently announced to crack down on artificial intelligence -driven content that 'realistically simulates' deceased minors and victims of deadly / well-documented major …

Pew survey: YouTube tops teens’ social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly
1 year, 3 months ago

Pew survey: YouTube tops teens’ social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Teen usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found. But the data also found that roughly one in six teens describe their use of two platforms — YouTube and TikTok — as “almost constant.” Seventy-one percent of teens …

YouTube’s recommendations send violent and graphic gun videos to 9-year-olds, study finds
1 year, 10 months ago

YouTube’s recommendations send violent and graphic gun videos to 9-year-olds, study finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When researchers at a nonprofit that studies social media wanted to understand the connection between YouTube videos and gun violence, they set up accounts on the platform that mimicked the behavior of typical boys living in the U.S. The account that clicked on YouTube’s suggestions was soon flooded with graphic videos about school shootings, tactical gun training videos …

YouTube 'dislike' and 'not ' buttons fail to protect users: Mozilla study
2 years, 6 months ago

YouTube 'dislike' and 'not ' buttons fail to protect users: Mozilla study

India TV News  

YouTube 'dislike' and 'not ' buttons fail to protect users: Mozilla study YouTube is the second most visited website in the world, and its algorithm drives most of the video views on the platform. Previous Mozilla research determined that people routinely recommended videos they don't want to see, including violent content, hate speech, and political misinformation. YouTube buttons like 'not …

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 …

YouTube to auto-block videos violating age restrictions
4 years, 6 months ago

YouTube to auto-block videos violating age restrictions

The Hindu  

YouTube on Tuesday said it will use machine learning to automatically restrict videos that are not appropriate for a section of its users. “Going forward, we will build on our approach of using machine learning to detect content for review, by developing and adapting our technology to help us automatically apply age-restrictions,” YouTube said in a blog post. Creators need …

YouTube recommendation of misinformation below 1%: Top executive
4 years, 8 months ago

YouTube recommendation of misinformation below 1%: Top executive

India TV News  

Under the scanner for its recommendation algorithms, a top YouTube executive on Friday said consumption of borderline content or harmful misinformation videos that comes from its recommendations is significantly below one per cent of content available on the platform. "We're constantly working to reduce this even further," Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer, YouTube and Senior Vice President, Google, told reporters …

How do people end up 'confined' on YouTube
4 years, 11 months ago

How do people end up 'confined' on YouTube

India TV News  

Researchers have cracked how the successive recommendations generated by Google-owned Youtube's algorithm sometimes "confine" us in a bubble of similar content. The researchers at the Centre Marc Bloch-Franco-German Research Centre for the Social Sciences in Germany, studied this phenomenon by exploring recommendations from a thousand videos on different subjects, thereby running through half a million recommendations. "We aim to contribute …

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 …

YouTube to comply with US FTC by reportedly removing targeted ads on child-centric videos
5 years, 7 months ago

YouTube to comply with US FTC by reportedly removing targeted ads on child-centric videos

Firstpost  

YouTube had been mulling over shifting all its children-related content away from the main platform. Most recently, it is being reported that the company is “finalising plans” to end ads on uploaded videos that children are quite likely to watch. As per Bloomberg, this move is quite likely being made to appease the FTC which has recently reached a settlement …

YouTube plans to end targeted ads on videos aimed at kids
5 years, 7 months ago

YouTube plans to end targeted ads on videos aimed at kids

LA Times  

To satisfy regulators, YouTube officials are finalizing plans to end “targeted” The Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether YouTube breached the Children’s Online Privacy Act, known as COPPA. Getting rid of targeted ads on children’s content could hit Google’s bottom line — but this solution would be far less expensive than other potential remedies that aim to placate regulators. …

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 …

YouTube Keeps Having to Make Changes to Make Itself Safe for Kids
5 years, 9 months ago

YouTube Keeps Having to Make Changes to Make Itself Safe for Kids

Slate  

On Monday, YouTube announced a handful of policy changes that affect how younger minors use the platform. Children under 13 will no longer be able to livestream on YouTube without an adult clearly present in order to “limit the risk of exploitation.” The Google-owned company, which already bans younger children from having their own accounts, will also limit how the …

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says borderline videos are a big pain point on the platform
5 years, 11 months ago

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says borderline videos are a big pain point on the platform

Firstpost  

YouTube, which has 256 million users in India and is a video platform that everyone is trying to beat, is also a place which hosts a lot of problematic content. While one staffer called the condom challenge as dangerous, Wojcicki disagreed and had it taken down as she didn’t want the platform to promote “people putting any kind of plastic …

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 …

YouTube blocks comments on videos with child-related content, few creators spared for now
6 years ago

YouTube blocks comments on videos with child-related content, few creators spared for now

Firstpost  

YouTube is also working on a more effective classifier that will weed out the predatory comments. After being hounded by the media and parents for allowing harmful/disturbing/ predatory recommendations and comments on YouTube Kids videos, the world’s biggest video sharing platform has now taken steps to ensure things de-escalate. In a blog message addressed to content creators, YouTube explained that …

Parents, Here’s How to Make YouTube Kids Safer
6 years 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 …

Home Office says tech firms must do more as YouTube scrambles to shut down paedophile network
6 years, 1 month ago

Home Office says tech firms must do more as YouTube scrambles to shut down paedophile network

Wired  

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images The Home Office has demanded that technology companies “go further and faster” in their efforts to remove sexual abuse content in the wake of revelations that paedophiles were using YouTube to communicate, share videos and sexually harass children. Responding to WIRED’s investigation into child sexual abuse on YouTube, a Home Office spokesperson said it would be setting …

YouTube Will Crack Down on Toxic Videos, But It Won’t Be Easy
55 years, 2 months ago

YouTube Will Crack Down on Toxic Videos, But It Won’t Be Easy

Wired  

YouTube is trying to reduce the spread of toxic videos on the platform by limiting how often they appear in users' recommendations. The company announced the shift in a blog post on Friday, writing that it would begin cracking down on so-called "borderline content" that comes close to violating its community standards without quite crossing the line. "We’ll begin reducing …

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 …

We must not punish content creators in our rush to regulate social platforms
6 years, 10 months ago

We must not punish content creators in our rush to regulate social platforms

Salon  

By harnessing social media, the teenage survivors of the Parkland, Florida massacre in the United States have started a movement that might finally shift the dial on gun control. And he’s just one of a number of young online leaders who are using social media platforms for good. The Green Brothers’ annual Project4Awesome campaign has encouraged dozens of online content …

YouTube has 1.8 billion monthly views from registered users, which is a clear indicator of our toxic dependence on social media
6 years, 10 months ago

YouTube has 1.8 billion monthly views from registered users, which is a clear indicator of our toxic dependence on social media

Firstpost  

It is strange how even though problems with social media channels such as YouTube and Facebook are many, our toxic dependence on them remains ever strong. Google-owned YouTube ’s CEO Susan Wojcicki announced that the video platform has 1.8 billion registered users viewing the channel every month. According to The Verge major milestones for YouTube were when it struck 41 …

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 …

WHAT'S THE CONTROVERSY OVER YOUTUBE'S CONTENT?
7 years, 1 month ago

WHAT'S THE CONTROVERSY OVER YOUTUBE'S CONTENT?

Daily Mail  

YouTube has been subject to various controversies since its creation in 2005. Child exploitation and inappropriate content By the end of last year YouTube said it had removed more than 50 user channels and has stopped running ads on more than 3.5 million videos since June. By the end of last year YouTube said it had removed more than 50 …

YouTube tightens its grip over creators and content they upload on the platform to avoid Logan Paul like fiascos
7 years, 1 month ago

YouTube tightens its grip over creators and content they upload on the platform to avoid Logan Paul like fiascos

Firstpost  

YouTube, the video sharing platform is pumping its workforce with 10,000 who will make sure that people don’t post content that violates their guidelines After Logan Paul’s ‘Suicide Forest’ video, YouTube has pulled up it socks to deal with creators in case they damage the website’s reputation. According to a YouTube blog post, the video sharing platform and Google are …

YouTube to hire 10,000 people to monitor and control violent content, as well as disturbing videos targeting children
7 years, 3 months ago

YouTube to hire 10,000 people to monitor and control violent content, as well as disturbing videos targeting children

Firstpost  

YouTube along with Facebook, Google and Twitter have come under scrutiny over the availability of terrorist material and propaganda on their platforms. YouTube will hire 10,000 people to monitor and control violent extremism on the popular video streaming platform, along with curbing content that endangers children. In an interview to The Daily Telegraph, Susan Wojcicki, Chief Executive of the Google-owned …

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 …

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 …

YouTube is going to teach teens how to spot fake news by running workshops
7 years, 11 months ago

YouTube is going to teach teens how to spot fake news by running workshops

Wired  

Google has today launched a series of day-long workshops for 13 to 18-year-olds in the UK, as part of YouTube's 'Creators for Change' programme. The sessions come in the wake of recent backlash over YouTube's restricted mode, which some users claim censors videos with LGBTQ+ content, and the spread of misinformation online. YouTube's Internet Citizens programme hopes to teach young …

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 …

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,' 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 is a lifeline for transgender teens, twentysomethings
11 years, 2 months ago

YouTube is a lifeline for transgender teens, twentysomethings

LA Times  

For those taking hormones, changing their names and feeling socially isolated, posting and watching videos lets them feel that they're not alone. Violence and bias aren't their only worries: If "coming out" for gays and lesbians means being recognized for who they truly are, many transgender men and women feel that telling new people they are transgender does just the …

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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