YouTube Kids is a problem (serious post)

Question

So, Youtube kids. Youtube Kids is basically Youtube for children.

Now this is gonna be half serious opinion essay and half storytime, because this is both serious and a true story, because I released this is gonna make you pay attention (Unlike my  other more serious posts)

So, I was 6 years old and I was watching youtube. I was watching Diver+ who is a Spanish youtuber (I grew up in Venezuela, and I didn't learn English until my immigration to the USA 2 years later) and I got an ad for one of these Youtube Videos. Basically it was Chase and Sky from Paw Patrol who were eating candy, but Chase didn't brush his teeth so now monsters are in his teeth and he had to get a vaccine in his tooth 

Ever since then, I didn't use Youtube until I was 10, and I brushed my teeth 5 times a day for 3 months, and I am gonna talk about Youtube Kids.

Youtube Kids is basically just Youtube for kids, In Youtube there are very little filters for inappropiate content (I do have a swear word blocker, so it bleeps everytime there is a swear word, I am Autistic and even thought I am allowed to watch things with swears, it triggers me) And this is a bad problem for parents, so Youtube kids was born. Youtube Kids has content like cartoons, educational videos and songs.

However, there are some problems. in 2016, there was a problem involving Elsagate content. Elsagate referes to violent or general inappropiate content involving kids characters, usually Elsa (from Frozen) and Spider man. The Elsagate problem was so huge that in the UK, there was a whole DAY of News about this.

The 2nd problem is Older Kids. Youtube Kids is for all kids. Even thought it is a rule that you have to over 13 to have a youtube account (Unless with a parental permission, I have my own Youtube account since 2020) The Youtube Kids section for older kids is appropiate, but a lot of the content is way too babyish (I've seen COCOMELON for the 9 to 12 year olds)

also, about Elsagate, it still excists but it uses diferent characters that are popular with kids nowadays such as Amazing Digital Circius, Skibidi toilet and Poppy Playtime

So if you have a little sibling or siblings you babysit (I babysit 5 of cousins The oldest is 11 and the youngest is 3) be extremely careful, instead use something like Netflix Kids or Disney+ for better entertaiment)

_{finally a Nordic_Genealogist post where she isnt talking about Scandinavia}

Answer 1

I used to watch the Elsagate and then my mom said I couldn't. I remember it was really weird, like them together and soooooo weird. I was like 6

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YEAH

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and also Elsa was pregnate-

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BRUH

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And my mom told me to take it of when she was gonna have.. the baby...

AND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, THEY CALL THAT KID FRIENDLY??

Answer 2

I once went on this huge rabbithole involving Elsagate content. It was painful. I agree with you so much.

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same

Answer 3

Ooh I remember elsa gate, they made bluey gate too....

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Th-they DID? NOOOOOOOOOOOO WHY BLUEYYYYYYY

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Yes sadly, I think they did it with the amazing digital circus

Answer 4

Yeah, I know. Too bad my parents only allow YouTube Kids because there’s plenty of appropriate channels not on there, yet there’s inappropriate stuff on there. All you have to do is mark a video or channel “for kids” and boom. You’re on YouTube Kids.

I might as well delete the app. I doubt I’m gonna use it anymore.

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I just wanna watch my Jonna Jinton in peace

Answer 5

boost cuz can

Answer 6

finally a Nordic_Genealogist post where she isnt talking about Scandinavia

WELL.