Free Hess, a pediatrician and mother from Florida, USA, discovered suicide tips in children hidden in videos on Youtube Kids.
Η Hess learned about the creepy videos over the summer when another mother spotted one of them. Youtube Kids is a more user-friendly version of the popular platform, which theoretically makes parents feel safe for their children when they browse it.
The pediatrician reported that during a childhood video game, a man with sunglasses appeared on the screen giving suicide advice.
"I was shocked. "It makes me angry and frustrated," said Hess, who launched a campaign to remove the videos from the platform, informing various groups and asking them to remove them.
The mysterious man suddenly appeared on the screen. "Remember children" he began to say, apparently holding a fantastic blade and pressing it in his hand. "Side for attention. "Longitudinally for a result", obviously referring to ways one can cut them veins as reported by the Washington Post.
But it is not only that. According to Hess, after the first incident, she decided to explore Youtube Kids more and what she found surprised her unpleasantly. To be precise, he also found videos that justify sexual harassment, human trafficking and domestic violence. In a video reminiscent of the popular Minecraft game, it even looked like a school massacre.
"The videos that users have complained about are checked 24 hours a day and any videos that should not be in the application are removed. At the same time, we are investing in new parental controls, including the ability to manually select videos and channels in the application. "We are constantly making improvements in our systems and we know that more work needs to be done," was his response Youtube in Hess's complaints.
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