From what I hear from other parents, the PBS Kids app is a great space where parents can trust kids and has decent content. YouTube Kids is a garbage wasteland

From what I hear from other parents, the PBS Kids app is a great space where parents can trust kids and has decent content. YouTube Kids is a garbage wasteland and regular YouTube needs diligent monitoring for young kids. I find the app silos and bespoke UX (and behavior of things like offline viewing) of Netflix, Disney+, et al inscrutable for kids and some adults. I also think cable and TV manufactures helped push away young kids with their poor UX. "Back in my day" you turn on the TV you get a picture, you change the channel and instantly get another picture (admittedly, I did grow up with tuning into stations with an antennae)--but cable has been terrible for decades. Turn on the TV, turn on the cable box (and maybe stereo, too), make sure the correct input is selected, click to the next channel and wait 3-5 seconds. Good luck explaining that to the babysitter or parents staying over. They usually just use their phone. I feel like PBS Kids has been doing a decent job. I also think NPR has done similarly well with podcasts--but I'm not sure how mainstream that is. Maybe BBC transitions to only documenting cultural milestones? I was just watching a BBC recording of Oscar Peterson from the 70s yesterday. I don't know if people like him were as popular as "shitty sitcoms in the 80s," but I'm glad someone was sponsoring and preserving these performances.