Who is watching these videos? Youtube TOS states you have to be at least 13 years old to use their site. If I were to see my 13 (or older) children watching a 7 year old unwrapping toys, I think I would go to the psychiatrist just to check them out.
Unless of course YouTube allows for their own TOS to be violated and they have a right to do so in the spirit of greed; their pockets are clearly filled up by children clicking on Google ads; otherwise how do you think he made that $22MM, from a GoFoundMe donations??
Children under 13 can legally watch videos on YouTube with their parents. Consider the premise: you must remove all children, including infants and babies, from the room and or hearing/viewing distance before you utilize the YouTube service. That's laughable to say the least. You can also take your children to R rated films for example, they just can't go by themselves. The same concept applies to video games - you can buy your 11 year old Grand Theft Auto, they can't buy it for their self. It's not illegal for children to listen to music with vulgar lyrics, they just can't buy it typically.
Thought so too, but that's not their ToS, unless I missed some part (didn't read the whole thing and just scanned for age-related sections): https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms
> In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13, as the Service is not intended for children under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use the Service. There are lots of other great web sites for you. Talk to your parents about what sites are appropriate for you.
I read the ToS before posting that. It's overruled by the fact that the adult can utilize the service and legally YouTube can't force a parent to remove their child from the room while said parent is utilizing YouTube. It's perfectly legal and does not violate the ToS. The parent is using YouTube, the ToS applies to them and not the child.
It is that simple. It would be laughed out of court on any challenge as an issue.
You can also use thousands of other popular sites that are 13 age restricted while in the presence of your children.
> If I were to see my 13 (or older) children watching a 7 year old unwrapping toys, I think I would go to the psychiatrist just to check them out.
Oh, 13 years is nothing... watching is nothing.... if I ever meet an adult who makes videos aimed at kids, where they're either saying nothing, or infantilizing themselves as extremely as possible, I have so many questions to ask them, and already one answer I reject beforehand, and that's "money through advertisements shown to small children".
Speaking of that, we'll never know how many million dollars YouTube made (or god forbid is still making) on ads on ElsaGate-type videos. It's not like that would be hard to find out for them in one week, and it's not like it couldn't be argued to be a sound investment in PR to donate some or all of that ill-gotten money to charities that help with child abuse or trauma. But I guess it's even better PR-wise to just change the subject and never bring it up again, as they kinda did last year.
> If I ever meet an adult who makes videos aimed at kids ... or infantilizing themselves as extremely as possible, I have so many questions to ask them
I take it you're not from Australia?
Have you heard of The Wiggles? [1] Wikipedia says they earned $AUD 49 million in 2009 alone
Or Hi-5? [2] Wikipedia says $AUD 18 million in 2009 alone.
I see a difference between infantilizing oneself and being "kid-friendly". Just like I wouldn't think of Sesame Street as adults infantilizing themselves.
Take people like jackseptic and others with their "floundering around while being hyper" stuff. That's what I mean with infantilizing oneself in a way that harms development and is not kid-friendly at all.
"But kids like it". That's where the concept of being mature comes in. Adults cannot excuse what they are doing by what kids supposedly like. By that logic, it'd be better to give kids sweets than actual food.
I don't even have to try, ElsaGate is going strong as ever. Couldn't find you any live action extreme stuff with adults in diapers and all that, but I wouldn't be surpised if even some of that is still around.
Thanks to Youtube and Disney calling it "over" before it could gain the mainstream traction it absolutely still warrants. These unmarked mass graves, they will have to be talked about, make no mistake. Decades of normalization that lead up to this will have to be thrown out, too.
Unless of course YouTube allows for their own TOS to be violated and they have a right to do so in the spirit of greed; their pockets are clearly filled up by children clicking on Google ads; otherwise how do you think he made that $22MM, from a GoFoundMe donations??