Exploring The Darker Side Of Children's YouTube

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>A very noble website titled "Investigating YouTube" is currently exploring, and exposing, the darker side of children's YouTube.

>Many parents who use the platform to keep their kids occupied (much like turning on the TV and popping in a cartoon DVD or setting the channel to Nickelodeon) are often times unaware of certain disgusting content that exists which is aimed at toddlers and children. These videos slip under the radar by unknown means and are meant to corrupt their young, impressionable minds with disturbing images and language.

>There has been a growing trend on YouTube and the YouTube Kids app, which we believe may present a serious and immediate danger to our youth.

>Tens of thousands of videos targeted toward children contain not just adult topics, but an apparent checklist of degenerate themes.

>Recurring themes include:

>Dismemberment
>Kidnapping
>Scat and urine fetishism
>Drug injections
>Pregnancy and abortions
>Learned helplessness

>To be clear, this is not a case of adult videos being misidentified as child friendly. Nor is this a case of kids straying from the confines of the YouTube kids section. These videos are being curated towards children. The content creators use search terms which would commonly be searched for by a child or a parent who is planning on entertaining their kid with YouTube.

>The suspicious videos are disguised as innocent education and superhero videos.

https://www.newsmediawatchdog.com/single-post/2017/08/02/Exploring-The-Darker-Side-Of-YouTube

http://investigatingyoutube.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHBWN1CtqAgnKgN6xIJBFPg/featured