30-year cybersecurity expert reveals why YouTube Kids isn't actually safe and what parents can do about it. My child's experience with nightmare-inducing content led me to research solutions that actually work.
As both a cybersecurity professional and a dad, I've discovered that YouTube Kids has three major problems: addictive algorithmic design, inappropriate content infiltration, and low awareness of protective features.
NOTES FROM THIS VIDEO:
- YouTube Kids algorithms are designed to capture attention indefinitely
- Sexual and violent content appears despite "kid-safe" branding
- The whitelist feature that defeats both problems
- Step-by-step protection setup that takes under 5 minutes is available for free at https://www.familyitguy.com/parent-approved-videos-only.html
