ABC kids Australia launched the Wiggles, Bluey the dog, and has a lot of educational content. On the downside it's geo restricted, may require mad proxy skillz, and could possibly turn your children into leftist socialist communists that want a country with democracy, equality and long term consistent economic returns. https://www.abc.net.au/abckids/
Ask HN: Is there any “PBS Kids” alternatives these days?
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#23CBeebies/CBBC? Not sure what access is like outside the UK.
I'd be a bit careful with that: https://www.wsj.com/articles/peppa-pig-a-pandemic-favorite-h...
One is genuinely rather confused as to exactly what it is with which you take umbrage.
Re: Ask HN: Is there any “PBS Kids” alternatives these days?
#24CBeebies/CBBC? Not sure what access is like outside the UK.
Have been really impressed with the CBeebies family of apps.
Also worth a look: Khan Academy Kids, but it doesn’t seem to hold the attention quite as long.
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#25ABC kids Australia launched the Wiggles, Bluey the dog, and has a lot of educational content. On the downside it's geo restricted, may require mad proxy skillz, and could possibly turn your children into leftist socialist communists that want a country with democracy, equality and long term consistent economic returns. https://www.abc.net.au/abckids/
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#26I just put on YouTube kids and let the algorithm take the wheel. What could go wrong?
If using on google tv, and you have Yt premium, Yt kids still show ads...(when Yt non kids does not show any ads). Plus my daughter found the most annoying whiny crybaby shows in her feed in Yt kids. Yt kids has now been removed from all devices. Regular YouTube with certain subscriptions/playlists are better
Isn't that illegal in many areas? In the EU you basically can't target ads towards kids.
That being say: YouTube Kids is generally terrible and there's little reason to prefer it over the regular YouTube.
Re: Ask HN: Is there any “PBS Kids” alternatives these days?
#27CBeebies/CBBC? Not sure what access is like outside the UK.
I'd be a bit careful with that: https://www.wsj.com/articles/peppa-pig-a-pandemic-favorite-h...
Re: Ask HN: Is there any “PBS Kids” alternatives these days?
#28CBeebies/CBBC? Not sure what access is like outside the UK.
I'd be a bit careful with that: https://www.wsj.com/articles/peppa-pig-a-pandemic-favorite-h...
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#29dunno.... this might be an unpopular opinion but set up jellyfish/emby/plex at home, download all the stuff your kids "might" watch and let them be. you would be in control of what they can and cannot watch, there wont be any ads, your kids wont be exposed to "stuff" which overall is a nice thing. i remember doing this back in 2015 when i had a bunch of kids at home and internet was scarce. Now, there are no kids in…
Re: Ask HN: Is there any “PBS Kids” alternatives these days?
#30Cbeebies is good for a mix of very safe content, mix of education and entertainment stuff. There's some annoying stuff in the schedule (teletubbies, ugh) but most of it is decent enough for square nanny content that doesn't need input from an adult.