To: Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO and Sundar Pichai, Google CEO
Have YouTube Create a Child Friendly Channel with Videos vetted by YouTube Staff.
Have YouTube create a 12 and under app with vetted content that has been certified free of sexual content, swearing, adult situations, realistic violence and guaranteed free of inserted scenes that differ from the video's description.
Advertisements would be limited to age-appropriate toys, G-Rated Movies and videos, and Youth-Rated Video Games. Any advertisement would also need to be watched and approved by YouTube staff.
Advertisements would be limited to age-appropriate toys, G-Rated Movies and videos, and Youth-Rated Video Games. Any advertisement would also need to be watched and approved by YouTube staff.
Why is this important?
Youtube is watched by over a billion viewers. They have no clear statistics as to how many of those viewers are children.
In one Pew study, it was found that 81% of the respondents let their children under 11 watch YouTube.
While parents are ultimately responsible for what their children watch, YouTube caters to a young group of their demographic, while taking no responsibility for the content they deliver. I would like to petition that YouTube create a separate app for children 12 and under.
This app would only contain videos vetted by YouTube employees that have watched and signed off that the video contained none of the following:
• Sexual content of any kind
• Swearing
• Adult situations
• Realistic violence
• No inserted scenes that are different from the video description
Advertisements would be limited to age-appropriate toys, G-Rated Movies, and Youth-Rated Video Games. Any advertisement would also need to be watched and approved by YouTube staff.
YouTube has become a common entity in our homes, we owe it to our children to protect them from content that is scary, violent, or otherwise inappropriate for a young audience.
In one Pew study, it was found that 81% of the respondents let their children under 11 watch YouTube.
While parents are ultimately responsible for what their children watch, YouTube caters to a young group of their demographic, while taking no responsibility for the content they deliver. I would like to petition that YouTube create a separate app for children 12 and under.
This app would only contain videos vetted by YouTube employees that have watched and signed off that the video contained none of the following:
• Sexual content of any kind
• Swearing
• Adult situations
• Realistic violence
• No inserted scenes that are different from the video description
Advertisements would be limited to age-appropriate toys, G-Rated Movies, and Youth-Rated Video Games. Any advertisement would also need to be watched and approved by YouTube staff.
YouTube has become a common entity in our homes, we owe it to our children to protect them from content that is scary, violent, or otherwise inappropriate for a young audience.