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YouTube Kids Launches On The Web |
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About the organization YouTube: Type: Business Sub-Types: Video Hosting Agent, Website, Audio Hosting Agent, Application Software, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Software |
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Notable Organizations: YouTube, Techcrunch |
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Kid-friendly YouTube content now has its own website, youtubekids.com. The website will offer a similar experience to the existing YouTube Kids mobile app, where parents will be able to direct their child to videos that are age-appropriate, as well as track their child’s watch history and flag content missed by YouTube’s filters. At launch, the site won’t offer a sign-in option, but that will roll out at a later date, the company says.
The website’s imminent launch was quietly disclosed earlier this week by YouTube, and comes ahead of the official announcement of an FTC settlement which is said to include a multimillion-dollar penalty against the Google-owned video platform for its violations of U.S. children’s privacy laws, COPPA.
The FTC ruling, when announced, will not be without precedent.
The regulator earlier this year hit Musical.ly (now TikTok) with a record $5.7 million fine and forced it to implement an age-gate on its app. |
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