Parents of tablet-using kids everywhere know the saving grace that is the YouTube Kids app.
A child-friendly version of the video content site is described as “a delightfully simple and free app, where kids can discover videos, channels and playlists they love.”
And while discovering videos they love may result in mom pulling out her hair over hearing a Muppets sing-along for the thousandth time in a row, it’s the perfect go-to for endless entertainment when the kids just need to be occupied for a while.
But more and more parents are learning that YouTube Kids may not be all that it’s cracked up to be.
A recent increase of complaints about the app have been shared predominantly on social media by parents who were outraged to find that inappropriate videos had not been filtered correctly, exposing their children to violence and sexual content.
For any adult who has spent time on YouTube, it’s no secret that there is some weird junk out there. The hope behind using YouTube Kids is that our children could get age-appropriate content without being exposed to the bizarre creations of webmasters.