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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by yzmtf2008 on Saturday November 11, 2017 @02:14AM (#15675324)
I'll cite a fellow HN user: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15674870

Or this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15674305

Or how about this medium article? https://medium.com/@jamesbridle/something-is-wrong-on-the-in...

Many people have presented their case on this issue. In this thread or elsewhere. Please don't pretend they don't exist by saying "Explain the actual harm. Enumerate it." Where's your proof that these videos are harmless or even beneficial to children?

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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by donatj on Saturday November 11, 2017 @02:22AM (#15675347)
Again, you are only proving the Elvis moral panic argument. Other commentators agreeing with you doesn’t make a case.
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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by yzmtf2008 on Saturday November 11, 2017 @02:34AM (#15675366)
I'm sorry, but this is not just "Other commentators agreeing with you". Those arguments are, in fact, sufficient for me to believe that these videos are harmful to children.
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