YouTube, under fire for inappropriate videos, builds a new website for children

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But will kids actually use it over YouTube itself?

YouTube, which has been criticized and investigated for showing inappropriate videos to kids on its main site, said it will launch a separate website for children.

The new site, an online version of the YouTube Kids mobile app, will go live later this week, according to aYouTube also said its Kids app and website will get new categories for different ages. Preschool will be for children who are 4 years old and younger. Younger is for ages 5-7 and Older is for ages 8-12.

“We know that what is great content for a 4-year-old may not be great content for a 10-year-old, which is why we want to make it easier for parents to select the right content for their kids on YouTube Kids,” the company said in the blog post.

 

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My YouTube videos are awesome!

to me is not about a new site about features to protect kids. The real fix is changing the model and putting restrictions on by default

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