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Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by devrimco » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 9:59 AM UTC

dutchbrit wrote: post #58

Sarkie wrote: post #54

YouTube kids?

YouTube Kids is the equivalent of crack for kids.

couldn't have said it better myself.

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by Dalewyn » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 10:37 AM UTC

You're presumably operating out of Estonia, so American laws like COPPA[1] probably don't apply to you (disclaimer IANAL). I have no idea if the EU and/or Estonia have counterpart law(s).

Nonetheless, the complete lack of a privacy policy at the time of writing this comment is concerning particularly because you are (explicitly!) interacting with and handling data concerning children.

I would strongly advise consulting with a lawyer about what legal measures you need to comply with for a service like this.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Online_Privacy_Prot...

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by devrimco » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 11:27 AM UTC

Dalewyn wrote: post #62

You're presumably operating out of Estonia, so American laws like COPPA[1] probably don't apply to you (disclaimer IANAL). I have no idea if the EU and/or Estonia have counterpart law(s). Nonetheless, the complete lack of a privacy policy at the time of writing this comment is concerning particularly because you are (explicitly!) interacting with and handling data concerning children. I would strongly advise consulti…

thank you i'm immediately starting to work on it. but actually it is not a kids software. it is a "latest video player from the channels you like" as a youtube companion. focus is that, not kids. but thank you i'll check what i need to do.

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by gizajob » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 11:29 AM UTC

passwordoops wrote: post #38

This is exactly what YouTube Kids should be. Instead, because if the algo, because of the suggestions, it's a mind-numbing hell scape of complete trash. Great job! Gonna recommend this to everyone at my kid's school

Recommend parents give their kids something more interesting than putting them in front of YouTube while you’re at it

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by devrimco » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 11:43 AM UTC

gizajob wrote: post #64

passwordoops wrote: post #38

This is exactly what YouTube Kids should be. Instead, because if the algo, because of the suggestions, it's a mind-numbing hell scape of complete trash. Great job! Gonna recommend this to everyone at my kid's school

Recommend parents give their kids something more interesting than putting them in front of YouTube while you’re at it

:) kids are a little bit demanding when it comes to that. and you sometimes need a silent cup of coffee. plus super simple songs sing better songs than me.

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by wodenokoto » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 12:38 PM UTC

devrimco wrote: post #57

wodenokoto wrote: post #56

Why only 16/32 videos per channel? Why not all? What’s the limiting factor here?

i only wanted to limit currently on whatever is going to create server burden and fill api quotas. i already started hitting free quotas on youtube api and a couple of more, and already feel like i may need to upgrade server. and also wanted to create a fun enough free account, with 256 videos in rotation. but a strong paid account with 1024 videos in rotation, which is almost around the movie/series rotation of a ne…

> A strong paid account with 1024 videos in rotation, which is almost around the movie/series rotation of a netflix

That sounds a lot more convincing than "32 videos from each creator"

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by passwordoops » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 1:52 PM UTC

gizajob wrote: post #64

passwordoops wrote: post #38

This is exactly what YouTube Kids should be. Instead, because if the algo, because of the suggestions, it's a mind-numbing hell scape of complete trash. Great job! Gonna recommend this to everyone at my kid's school

Recommend parents give their kids something more interesting than putting them in front of YouTube while you’re at it

You can always tell who either doesn't have kids or doesn't take care of them full time.

My kid: - draws - paints - reads (finished the Harry Potter series for the 3rd time and is discussing hidden gems with me) - records stories and issues then as a podcast - plays keyboard - tablet is limited to 1 hr a day and they are mostly chatting with friends

All this is a result of me saying "that sounds like your problem" when they came up to me with the classic "I'm bored".

A little entertainment now and then isn't a bad thing. Unless it's on YouTube Kids without supervision.

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by devrimco » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 4:38 PM UTC

Hi again. As this post is about to be buried deep within HN... I want to say thank you all for caring... Sorry, I messed up a little today. Didn't expect this much attention, and apparently, I wasn't ready :) I learned what "hug of death" is. Loved it.

But I fixed what I messed up during the day. And now everything is working properly. So anyone had any trouble today registering or adding channels can do now. For any issue please ping me from any of the contact channels there. Some of you did. So thank you all. Cheers.

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by rokkitmensch » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 7:35 PM UTC

passwordoops wrote: post #67

gizajob wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Recommend parents give their kids something more interesting than putting them in front of YouTube while you’re at it

You can always tell who either doesn't have kids or doesn't take care of them full time. My kid: - draws - paints - reads (finished the Harry Potter series for the 3rd time and is discussing hidden gems with me) - records stories and issues then as a podcast - plays keyboard - tablet is limited to 1 hr a day and they are mostly chatting with friends All this is a result of me saying "that sounds like your problem" wh…

Hell yeah breeder fam. My line is "dealing with boredom is a skill to develop, go lift kid" which I'm sure they don't understand precisely but definitely get the gist of.

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by devrimco » Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 8:05 PM UTC

applified510 wrote: post #59

Appreciate this release! I have a 3 year old and It was becoming difficult to manage what he was watching. One thing that disturbs me most about the Youtube App is that it's search functionality is extremely limited. If I search "educational videos" on youtube.com i see so much more variety of videos and channels vs youtube tv app, the search seems so filtered and honestly does not even show the videos I see on youtu…

Oh my goodness! I'm very happy that it worked out for you too! Thank you so much for the kind words! Yes I started working on the channel id part, gotta make that easier for sure. My wife has been complaining at me for that too :) I'm thinking both, name->id, and also, even video-url->channel-id.

youtube made that very weird in their API, every query has costs, and finding by username is more expensive, there are old usernames, which are not channel custom-urls right now. very mixed-up.

well, anyway long story short, I'll do it! Thank you for your message. Cheers.