The source is BBC news.
Youtube is to restrict the availability of videos showing children's characters in violent or sexual scenes if they are reported by viewers.
Last week a blogger by the name of James bridle highlighted that youtube was still being swamped with indecent and bizarre scenes aimed at children.
The site begs to differ saying that it already stops those particular videos from earning advertising revenue, as its team was made up of " parents who are committed to improving our apps and getting this right.
The issue of these content creators using poplar children cartoons in violent and sexualised ways to frighten children has been widely reported. It appeared that such videos had been algorithmically generated to capitalise on popular trends.
Age-restricted videos are blocked from appearing in the youtube kids app and can only be accessed if logged in with an adult account.
A report from the New York Times had reported that inappropriate videos had still slipped through the net previously.
Youtube claims that it uses human reviewers to evaluate whether flagged videos are appropriate for a family audience. But in the post Mr Bridle stated that he does not know how youtube will be abel to stamp out the issue and therefore protect the youths from seeing too much before their time.
Overall, i do not think youtube will be able to 100% be able to stop these things from happening, but they may be able to set certain procedures in place to lessen the chances. Parent(s)/ guardian(s) will have to monitor their children and what they watch more in attempts to protect their innocence.
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