YouTube Vows to Purge Harmful Content Aimed at Children


Google-owned YouTube, which has been under fire for allowing kids programming to get out of control with violent and exploitative content, finally responded to public indignation and promises to implement filters to block violence and adult-themed material from videos targeting children and families – no date given for this move, however.  YouTube did shut down the notorious Toy Freaks channel that had ten million subscribers​. It features a father who played pranks on his daughters, which many people saw as the legitimization of abuse.  There are many cartoon producers creating violent and sexually suggestive content aimed at children apparently ​for the sole purpose of traumatizing them and creating social attitudes that reject traditional values. -GEG