YouTube Kids

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YouTube Kids is an American video app and website developed by YouTube, a subsidiary of Google. The app provides a version of the service oriented solely towards children, with curated selections of content, parental control features, and filtering of videos deemed inappropriate for viewing by children under the age of 13. First released on February 24, 2015, as an Android and iOS mobile app, YouTube Kids became available via the web in August 2019, and was made available as part of the main YouTube app on smart TV and digital media player platforms in 2023 (replacing the existing standalone app for LG, Samsung, and Sony smart TVs, and later Android TV and Apple TV, which were discontinued in July 2024). YouTube Kids has faced criticism from advocacy groups, particularly the Fairplay Organization, for concerns surrounding the app's use of commercial advertising, as well as algorithmic suggestions of videos that may be inappropriate for the app's target audience, as the app has been associated...

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