The popular American video-sharing website ‘YouTube’ takes step to exclude YouTube explicit content and inappropriate videos, ads and comments content away from kids following a five-point plan

After recent criticism from users about YouTube not doing enough to crack down on disturbing and exploitative videos aimed at children which end up corrupting the young ones, the Google-owned video service on Wednesday announced a five-point plan to “tighten” its approach on displaying family-friendly content to a categorized persons.

YouTube also added that it is trying to curb its explicit content to make the video site safer for kids and for everyone.

YouTube new Guidelines

1. Tougher application of community guidelines and faster enforcement through technology.
2. Removing ads from inappropriate videos targeting families.
3. Blocking inappropriate comments on videos featuring minors.
4. Providing guidance for creators who make family-friendly content.
5. Engaging and learning from experts.

These rules are in respect of reports earlier that exposed flaws in YouTube’s algorithms and screening policies.

And more recently, the company removed several videos that featured children in abusive or vulnerable situations only after BuzzFeed brought the videos to the company’s attention.

The rules follow reports earlier this month that exposed flaws in YouTube’s algorithms and screening policies. The controversy stemmed from YouTube Kids, designed as a more child-friendly version of the video site. The service’s filters failed to recognize or pull down some videos that feature disturbing imagery but are aimed at children — like Mickey Mouse laying in a pool of blood, or a claymation version of Spider Man urinating on Elsa, the Disney princess from “Frozen.”

Videos which featured children doing inprovocative activities like exercising which was followed up with inappropriate or sexual comments from viewers, something YouTube is attempting to curb them all with its new guidelines.

Regulating a family-friendly content for users isn’t the only thing YouTube is working on as earlier last week, Google said it’s cracking down on terror videos in an effort to fight against online extremism and YouTube explicit content.

http://www.techsphere.com.ng/youtube-explicit-content/

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Na their concern

They should avoid contents from Lai Mohammed too, our future should not be taught lying from an elderly image.

can they stop a kid from ticking the 'i'm 18 and above"checkbox?
if no then they are still learning work.

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eyinoluwa1:
can they stop a kid from ticking the 'i'm 18 and above"checkbox?
if no then they are still learning work.

they will probably deploy an algorithmic solution. Algorithms will profile users and then steer them to appropriate channels and content based on their individual characteristics.

NEVER EVER CALL GOOGLE CLUELESS.

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Don't give internet to your kids, sometimes some porn contents pops out for no reason

OK seen

Next please

Good

YouTube will end up showing nothing going by this stand at the end of the day.

kids r smarter this days the will find a way to beat the security measures if they want to

Welcome development. Just as Nairaland need to also create kid section and ensuring members less than 18 years "physically and mentally" are restricted to that section.

Raiyell:


It will probably be an algorithmic approach that they employ. Algorithms will profile users and then steer them to appropriate channels and content based on their individual characteristics.

NEVER EVER CALL GOOGLE CLUELESS.

They are actually clueless,the use less algorithm they made was by passed by some channels and the channels started releasing sex related content for kids.

Please check Elsa YouTube,you will be shocked as to how millions of kids have been watching the useless videos.

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They are actually clueless,the use less algorithm they made was by passed by some channels and the channels started releasing sex related content for kids.

Please check Elsa YouTube,you will be shocked as to how millions of kids have been watching the useless videos.

You're ignorant abeg

Raiyell:

You're ignorant abeg

Yeah,you too

Raiyell:

You're ignorant abeg

Yeah,you too

oh

Good for them

better