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YouTube Kids is legitimately awful. And the content filters are a joke. We've been using the Dude Perfect app lately. It's got ads, but it only features a sele

YouTube Kids is legitimately awful. And the content filters are a joke. We've been using the Dude Perfect app lately. It's got ads, but it only features a select few YouTubers that focus on kid friendly content. And everything is screened by a real person. So it lets our kids watch YouTube without the "endless trash" content feed.

ziml77 2y ago
I've heard about videos being marked as kids content automatically simply because it's animated. It not only sucks for people who expect YT Kids to be kid-friendly but it also sucks for the creators who don't want their adult-oriented content being shown to kids and who get less ad revenue due to less valuable ads being show against their video. It would be better for everyone if Google would turn YT Kids into a manually curated service. I think that even Google would benefit from getting more people trusting YT Kids. But unfortunately having humans in the loop is not the Google way, so it will never happen.
tylerdurden91 2y ago
You should try out Kidzovo. They curate huge amounts of content for kids from different creators and provide this cute little owl called Ovo, that's like the child's friend on the app and every minute or so it pops up and engages kids in these mini games that get them to do activities related to what they are watching like find & tap on something or use their voice to answer questions. They also have a huge bunch of coloring sheets & jigsaw puzzles. Usually I've found that kids quickly get bored of some of the other apps we've tried here, but I've seen them stick to Kidzovo for much longer. Maybe worth a try. Good thing about PBS or Kidzovo is that they dont have me looking over my shoulder like Youtube or Youtube Kids does.
- theoreticalmal 2y ago
  How many times have you posted this comment in this thread, overall?
  - tylerdurden91 2y ago
    4 times. I should have mentioned that I work for Kidzovo. Also, shouldn't have been so aggressive in self promotion.
    - theoreticalmal 2y ago
      Kidzovo seems like a cool platform!! I hope it’s working out well :)

ziml77 2y ago

I've heard about videos being marked as kids content automatically simply because it's animated. It not only sucks for people who expect YT Kids to be kid-friendly but it also sucks for the creators who don't want their adult-oriented content being shown to kids and who get less ad revenue due to less valuable ads being show against their video. It would be better for everyone if Google would turn YT Kids into a manually curated service. I think that even Google would benefit from getting more people trusting YT Kids. But unfortunately having humans in the loop is not the Google way, so it will never happen.

tylerdurden91 2y ago

You should try out Kidzovo. They curate huge amounts of content for kids from different creators and provide this cute little owl called Ovo, that's like the child's friend on the app and every minute or so it pops up and engages kids in these mini games that get them to do activities related to what they are watching like find & tap on something or use their voice to answer questions. They also have a huge bunch of coloring sheets & jigsaw puzzles. Usually I've found that kids quickly get bored of some of the other apps we've tried here, but I've seen them stick to Kidzovo for much longer. Maybe worth a try. Good thing about PBS or Kidzovo is that they dont have me looking over my shoulder like Youtube or Youtube Kids does.

theoreticalmal 2y ago
How many times have you posted this comment in this thread, overall?
- tylerdurden91 2y ago
  4 times. I should have mentioned that I work for Kidzovo. Also, shouldn't have been so aggressive in self promotion.
  - theoreticalmal 2y ago
    Kidzovo seems like a cool platform!! I hope it’s working out well :)