Today we’re sharing several changes designed to better protect data on children’s content on YouTube. Starting in about four months:
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Replying to @YouTube @TeamYouTube
This is extremely vague. What even is "Content Made for Kids" What defines this? Where is the line drawn?
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Replying to @LSSJOrangeLight @YouTube
The line is drawn by the FTC definition of child directed content (see D1 of their FAQs here: https://ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions …). It’s about an individual video & its target audience, not that video's general category. We'll share more resources & content strategy guides in coming months.
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I produce Thomas the Tank Engine fan videos, targeted at older fans like me who grew up on the classic series. Some of my stories are darker in tone, and deal with topics like death. How do I know that your machine learning won't flag this as kid oriented anyway?
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