{"id":20671,"date":"2019-06-20T07:59:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T06:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=20671"},"modified":"2019-06-20T07:59:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T06:59:59","slug":"youtube-reportedly-considers-moving-all-childrens-content-to-youtube-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=20671","title":{"rendered":"YouTube reportedly considers moving all children&#039;s content to YouTube Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><em>Welcome to<\/em><a data-mashable-topic=\"small-humans\" href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/small-humans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <em><\/em><\/a><em>, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of \u2013 and deal with \u2013 the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it\u2019s 2019 and we have the entire internet to contend with.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>YouTube is reportedly considering major changes after a long string of terrible headlines involving everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/youtube-wakeup-child-exploitation-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pedophiles<\/a> to <a data-mashable-story-id=\"5d0a7c082463a31ba9000016\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/2017\/10\/22\/youtube-kids-app-violent-videos-seo-keywords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gun-wielding Disney characters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company might remove all children&#8217;s content from YouTube and show it exclusively in the YouTube Kids app, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/youtube-under-fire-considers-major-changes-to-kids-content-11560953721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> article<\/a> says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The other option under discussion involves entirely turning off auto-playing recommended videos on children&#8217;s content. This is the system <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/3672\/youtube-employees-who-warned-about-toxic-video-problems-were\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that leads viewers<\/a> from a seemingly harmless video to extreme content and conspiracy theories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These changes would be immense for YouTube. The platform has reportedly been relying on down-ranking and reducing the reach of controversial content, rather than removing it outright. But turning off the recommendation algorithm for children altogether would amount to some sort of admission that it&#8217;s the platform&#8217;s architecture \u2014 not the content \u2014 that is the problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It could also potentially affect revenue by moving a sizable chunk of videos off the platform, away from YouTube&#8217;s advertisers. YouTube Kids does have ads, but there are additional requirements for advertisers there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/youtube-ceo-susan-wojcicki-creators-trending?utm_cid=a-seealso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube CEO promises to do more for creators amid scandals<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>The <em>Journal<\/em> also reports that Google CEO Sundar Pichai has recently been taking a more active role in the management of YouTube, which is run by Susan Wojcicki. Recent scandals involving the <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/facebook-youtube-twitter-uk-hearing-christchurch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wildfire-like spread<\/a> of the Christchurch shooting video and <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/youtube-wakeup-child-exploitation-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pedophilia rings<\/a> enabled by YouTube&#8217;s recommendation algorithm have reportedly caused internal upheaval.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, YouTube Kids <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/668\/youtube-lets-parents-handpick-videos-their-kids-can-see\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added controls<\/a> to allow parents to manually select the channels and creators that their kids would be able to watch. It also added <a data-mashable-story-id=\"5d0a7c082463a31ba9000016\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/2017\/11\/09\/youtube-kids-new-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more human moderators<\/a> to remove harmful content. But not all kids watch videos on the Kids app alone, which means they currently could be exposed to the same algorithmic wormhole that adults are.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube told the <em>Journal<\/em> that it considers &#8220;lots of ideas for improving YouTube and some remain just that\u2014ideas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>UPDATE: June 19, 2019, 2:44 p.m. EDT\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hours after the publication of the <em>Journal<\/em> article Thursday, the <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2019\/06\/19\/facing-federal-investigation-youtube-is-considering-broad-changes-childrens-content\/?utm_term=.9f81bfb1e2d1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published a report<\/a> detailing a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) probe into YouTube for allegedly failing to protect children and for violating children&#8217;s privacy. The investigation is reportedly in its &#8220;late stages,&#8221; and will likely result in a fine and &#8220;reevaluation&#8221; of YouTube&#8217;s business practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"bonus-video-card\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/vidcon-parents-2016?utm_cid=a-bonusvideo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATCH: Parents at VidCon have some advice for young people<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/embed?video=LA6nG7OnNv&amp;player=default\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/5637\/youtube-reportedly-considers-moving-all-childrens-content-to-youtube-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Welcome to , an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of \u2013 and deal with \u2013 the kids in your life. 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