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This whole Elsagate stuff is only the tip of the iceberg. People like Jake Paul produce horrific 'content' targeted at young audiences. I can recommend this vid

This whole Elsagate stuff is only the tip of the iceberg. People like Jake Paul produce horrific 'content' targeted at young audiences. I can recommend this video on the topic (not 100% about YT Kids, but it is in there): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywcY8TvES6c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywcY8TvES6c

CriticalCathed 7y ago
Deep eyeroll. Horrific is a grand overstatement. Children need protection from predatory advertising, but suggestive, stupid, or violent content isn't going to hurt kids (pre-teen ages.) Kids don't really need sheltering; and, it doesn't really work anyway. What they need is guidance and context, which only an involved parent can provide. To be clear I don't mean that they need their parents to digest content then regurgitate it to them.
- SkyBelow 7y ago
  Some of it is needlessly gross but of no significant concern. Some of it is truly horrifying. Take the ASMR cop incident, and the whole family enabling their child to keep producing such content.
  - icebraining 7y ago
    What's the ASMR cop incident?
    - i_am_nomad 7y ago
      If I understand correctly, there was a young teen girl who did an ASMR video in a form-fitting “sexy cop” outfit. The whole thing was YT-monetized, and aided and abetted by her parents.
      - manfredo 7y ago
        The even bigger deal was the fact that a YouTuber that made a video pointing out the problematic nature of those ASMR videos had his critical video taken down got a content strike.
    - DanBC 7y ago
      It's described in this video. A child wore a cop costume and did bad ASMR. The YT description was "SASSY Police Officer / Cop Roleplay ️ SASSY AND RUDE" -- uncomfortable language when applied to a young teenager. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M78rlxEMBxk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M78rlxEMBxk The channel is still active. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88Qzl8DnaiR0Pxadh56iQw/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88Qzl8DnaiR0Pxadh56iQw/
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- dna_polymerase 7y ago
  I wouldn't want my kids exposed to this stuff. I don't want them to learn this as desirable behavior.
input_sh 7y ago
Oh wow, I'm like half way through the video, and it just keeps getting worse. Disgusting. YouTube is 100% an accomplice.

CriticalCathed 7y ago

Deep eyeroll. Horrific is a grand overstatement. Children need protection from predatory advertising, but suggestive, stupid, or violent content isn't going to hurt kids (pre-teen ages.) Kids don't really need sheltering; and, it doesn't really work anyway. What they need is guidance and context, which only an involved parent can provide. To be clear I don't mean that they need their parents to digest content then regurgitate it to them.

SkyBelow 7y ago
Some of it is needlessly gross but of no significant concern. Some of it is truly horrifying. Take the ASMR cop incident, and the whole family enabling their child to keep producing such content.
- icebraining 7y ago
  What's the ASMR cop incident?
  - i_am_nomad 7y ago
    If I understand correctly, there was a young teen girl who did an ASMR video in a form-fitting “sexy cop” outfit. The whole thing was YT-monetized, and aided and abetted by her parents.
    - manfredo 7y ago
      The even bigger deal was the fact that a YouTuber that made a video pointing out the problematic nature of those ASMR videos had his critical video taken down got a content strike.
  - DanBC 7y ago
    It's described in this video. A child wore a cop costume and did bad ASMR. The YT description was "SASSY Police Officer / Cop Roleplay ️ SASSY AND RUDE" -- uncomfortable language when applied to a young teenager. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M78rlxEMBxk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M78rlxEMBxk The channel is still active. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88Qzl8DnaiR0Pxadh56iQw/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88Qzl8DnaiR0Pxadh56iQw/
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dna_polymerase 7y ago
I wouldn't want my kids exposed to this stuff. I don't want them to learn this as desirable behavior.

input_sh 7y ago

Oh wow, I'm like half way through the video, and it just keeps getting worse. Disgusting. YouTube is 100% an accomplice.