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Hey Google, here's a suggestion: how about you make it possible to restrict a kids' account to only be able to view certain channels, disabling "the algorithm"
by deng 2y ago
Hey Google, here's a suggestion: how about you make it possible to restrict a kids' account to only be able to view certain channels, disabling "the algorithm" altogether? I'd even be willing to pay for that.
Of course, that would lead to kids seeing less videos, so that is apparently not an option, so while Google now tunes the algorithm a bit w.r.t. weight and fitness, it is of course no problem that any young boy wanting to see some gaming videos will still be led straightly to "Jordan Peterson destroying this feminist", Logan Paul shilling bullshit and Joe Rogan interviewing some nutjob and saying steroids are fine but vaccines are evil (yes, I'm paraphrasing).
So here we are, but fortunately, there's a solution: Disable Youtube everywhere except on a little Linux desktop PC, install freetube
https://freetubeapp.io/ https://freetubeapp.io/
Add channels that are fine, set a PIN for changing the channel list, and voila, a safe Youtube environment.
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoWhich is great if your child never socializes with anyone in the rest of society, who will pass those opinions on to them even without direct access, whether through abstract social osmosis or a more direct "check this video on my phone".
- deng 2y agoFalse dilemma. This is not about shielding my kid from every bad influence on the planet. This is about escaping a toxic algorithm which deliberately pushes kids into endlessly engaging with rage and scams. It's not like when my kid goes out onto the street, he will immediately meet Piers Morgan who'll introduce him to Andrew Tate.
- FMecha 2y agoIronically, men's fitness content creators are also seen as pipeline for the "nutjob" stuff, straight from the fitness content creator themselves.