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YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Privacy Violations

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Re: YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Privacy Violations

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Post by midev »

14 wrote: post #2

I for one am glad at this though I am sure the fine could have been exponentially larger. The fact that YouTube can go here and say their platform is only intended for 13 year olds and up is a joke. Their are thousands of shows targeted directly at my kids. I can even clearly hear one video my kid likes to watch starts out with saying “look kids” so tell me how that is not directed at kids. I use an adblocker but whe…

You need to be a parent and not expect regulatory fines to watch your children. You've identified a problem, you've identified the cause, and now you need to do something about it within your household.

You're literally talking about a video you let your child watch, while bemoaning the FCC needing to step in.

> The fact that YouTube can go here and say their platform is only intended for 13 year olds and up is a joke

The joke is that you understand YouTube is for 13 year olds and up, and you still allow your child on there. Personal responsibility needs to come first.

> They are marketing towards kids and I can’t stand it.

What kind of home router do you have. I'll show you how to block YouTube. Your mom can do similar things at home. There are plenty of blocking solutions out there. Which ones have you tried?

Re: YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Privacy Violations

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Post by dang »

stickfigure wrote: post #20
um_ya wrote: post #7

With all the complaints against Youtube, I don't know how they can still be so out of touch with everyone. It's almost as if they're doing it deliberately. They're begging for competition to take over their unprofitable business. Nobody wants to step up.

Nobody wants to step up So step up. Or are you just too comfortable in your armchair?

Please don't cross into personal attack.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Privacy Violations

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Post by realusername »

gpm wrote: post #29
input_sh wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a chicken and egg problem: users won't switch platforms until their favorite creators switch over, and the creators won't switch over if nobody's there to watch their videos.

You don't have to convince creator's to switch , just to use your new platform as well . YouTube doesn't have an exclusive license on the content.

That's where the problem is, a lot of popular content creators have contracts with large media groups which specifically prevents them to upload to another platform.

Re: YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Privacy Violations

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Post by dang »

namewasmypw wrote: post #24
14 wrote: post #2

I for one am glad at this though I am sure the fine could have been exponentially larger. The fact that YouTube can go here and say their platform is only intended for 13 year olds and up is a joke. Their are thousands of shows targeted directly at my kids. I can even clearly hear one video my kid likes to watch starts out with saying “look kids” so tell me how that is not directed at kids. I use an adblocker but whe…

YouTube is a video hosting platform. It targets whatever the people who upload videos target. Stop clutching your pearls and start being responsible for yourself. The "please think of the children" rhetoric has the effect of ruining it for the rest of us, and it's especially frustrating when the subtext is "because I'm not willing to think of the children myself." If you want a website you can let your kid use with u…

Personal attacks will get you banned here. Would you please read https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting to HN?

Re: YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Privacy Violations

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Post by dang »

ummonk wrote: post #27

Why did every top level comment here get downvoted? Did this get brigaded by Youtube / Google employees?

Not as far as I can tell. Many of the comments in this thread have broken the site guidelines and/or are not particularly thoughtful.

Please don't break the site guidelines by going on about downvotes or making insinuations about brigading.

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Re: YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Privacy Violations

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Post by dang »

techntoke wrote: post #28
cududa wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why in the hell are you being downvoted for saying YouTube targets children?

Because children have these things called parents, that are allowing unrestricted access to a platform that they failed to read and follow the terms and conditions of. There is also a YouTube kids app, specifically geared towards helping filter child-appropriate content and advertising policies. I'm personally no fan of YouTube myself, as it constantly recommends channels and videos that I have no interest in and tha…

> children have these things called parents

Please don't break the site guidelines by being snarky and taking threads further into flamewar.

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Re: YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Privacy Violations

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Post by dang »

All: this seems to be quite a provocative topic, as with many submissions that involve children and parents. If you're going to comment, please post thoughtfully and follow the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. If you can't do that, please don't post until you can.

Re: YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200M for Children’s Privacy Violations

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Post by dang »

mav3rick wrote: post #4
echelon wrote: post #3

As I understand it, YouTube remains unprofitable to this date. What game is Google playing at here? Creators are unhappy with the strong arming, users are displeased with the ads and the comments and, well, everything. Parents are unhappy with the creepy videos targeting children. YouTube music is a travesty and is likely to fail like all the other half-baked Google products. YouTube gaming... is dead. Now they're ge…

Yeah right. The competition is doing so well. Try running a video hosting service within the frameworks of the law. It's still the most popular service by a longshot. Classic HN being delusional again.

Please don't break the site guidelines by snarking and calling names.

Posturing above the rest of the community isn't helpful either. If you're posting here, you're as much "HN" as anyone.

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