YouTube Kids keeps recommending weird stuff

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3w ago1 min read

My 5 year old watches YouTube Kids and I've noticed some of the recommended videos are getting pretty strange lately. Like, they start innocent enough with nursery rhymes but then recommend these weird knockoff videos with characters acting out bizarre scenarios. Has anyone else dealt with this? Should I just go back to Netflix kids or stick with YouTube and monitor more closely?

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AAdam K.New Dad3w ago

YouTube Kids is supposed to be safer but it's definitely not foolproof. I started spot checking what my kids are watching and noticed some sketchy channels slipping through. You can actually disable the recommendations entirely in the settings, which helped us a lot.

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DDavid M.New Dad3w ago

Yeah we had the same issue. There are some weird educational-looking videos that are lowkey creepy. I switched my kids to just specific channels I approve and turned off recommendations completely. Takes more effort but way better.

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DDerek P.Regular3w ago

This is why I just let mine watch actual DVDs. I know that sounds old school but at least I know exactly what they're getting. YouTube algorithm is a minefield with little kids.

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