If you see videos including harmful or dangerous challenges on YouTube, we encourage you to flag them to us immediately. These challenges are clearly against our Community Guidelines. More info here: https://t.co/H0C5tCfn5S
— YouTube (@YouTube) February 27, 2019
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki further acknowledged the concerns Thursday, tweeting, “Nothing is more important to us than ensuring the safety of young people on the platform.”
Recently, there have been some deeply concerning incidents regarding child safety on YouTube. Nothing is more important to us than ensuring the safety of young people on the platform. More on the steps we’re taking to better protect children & families: https://t.co/5ZYaMrMpsI
— Susan Wojcicki (@SusanWojcicki) February 28, 2019
In addition to updating their privacy policy and safety information, the company said it has also released an updated version of its automated moderating system, which is expected to identify and delete twice as many inappropriate comments as before.
We’ve discussed it time and time again on this site, but social media is a slippery slope with kids. And while YouTube is taking measures to make it a little bit “safer,” the best thing we can do as parents is keep our kids off of social media.
