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Re:The disturbing YouTube videos that are tricking children by godmodus on Monday March 27, 2017 @01:35AM (#13965398)
There's a ton of abuse on YouTube.

The content is generally made for an older public, that's how YouTube started and that's what the content is for

The problem isn't YouTube per se, it's our understanding of it, and as a result, the laws we bring forth to try and manage it.

It's like sending your kids down to buy something from a corner shop or when you send them to school on their own. It's we the adults that make sure they know better than to talk to strangers.

I think thoigh the street metaphor isn't too accurate, since a normal corner stop wont have hookers and dirty magazine pedlers trying to get your kid off for a buck. The Internet does though, and it'll be an interesting problem to solve, without destroying the mechanisms that allow innovation.

I think most people here anyone are aware of this, wbut do we really know how deep the rabbit hole goes?

Re:The disturbing YouTube videos that are tricking children by chromalife on Monday March 27, 2017 @01:58PM (#13970095)
The videos mentioned in the article seem to purpose made to scare kids under nine who want to see their favorite cartoon characters. Limiting the discussion to YouTube, Google needs to acknowledge how many children spend time browsing videos on their site and make a YouTube Kids with only approved providers and strict moderation.
Re:The disturbing YouTube videos that are tricking children by enzanki_ars on Monday March 27, 2017 @02:41PM (#13970472)