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Re:YouTube Kids a “vapid wasteland” say US lawmakers by stefan_ on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @04:06PM (#26730444)
Who is paying money to target kids that young?
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Re:YouTube Kids a “vapid wasteland” say US lawmakers by corysama on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @04:18PM (#26730602)
Advertising to kids has traditionally been profitable since the invention of cartoons. But, this is pretty much entirely poorly-managed advertising money being sucked up by content farmers. YouTube makes huge profits directing completely useless ads to tens of millions of rapt toddlers watching reptile-brain videos for hours a day.
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Re:YouTube Kids a “vapid wasteland” say US lawmakers by sjg007 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:06PM (#26732735)
Unboxing videos are the big paydays for advertisers.
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Re:YouTube Kids a “vapid wasteland” say US lawmakers by redisman on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @05:22PM (#26731522)
Kids have parents who are ready to pay to make them "happy"
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Re:YouTube Kids a “vapid wasteland” say US lawmakers by missedthecue on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:06PM (#26733279)
it's not like 2 year olds have their own google account. It's the parent's account being advertised to
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