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Psalm100 ago

How is it possible that these videos have taken hold on YouTube with millions of hits each since they clearly infringe on copyright? They use all sorts of copyrighted and trademarked characters far beyond what would be considered fair use - like someone playing a prank in a Spiderman outfit. So why hasn't YouTube been forced to remove them?

OTPROPHET ago

All that I've seen are available through the YouTube Kids App, which means the video must be vetted through their kids program and approved for inclusion in this specially filtered app. Thus someone at YouTube is approving this content tacitly.

I noticed too that the Freak Daddy has a lot of very professional produce placement in his video. Food products in particular. See:

https://youtu.be/-YkVd1_Z3W8

I still don't want to admit this, but it appears that major brands are paying for product placement in this videos.

Psalm100 ago

I read that but it was all too much to take in. I can't believe YouTube would give these videos the seal of approval for children. They come off as some sort of pornography. They just don't protect the innocence of children as they should. And I have to wonder if certain companies are paying for product placement, as you mention. These companies need to be confronted with these videos. And what children are being allowed to watch them, and what adults approve of or even watch these videos themselves?

OTPROPHET ago

That's the problem. Parents put the kid down in front of a tablet, click the Kids App, and walk away. They hear cartoon sounds, everything sounds fine. The videos cycle through a playlist, and these are the videos that get played automatically for as long as the child sits there.

Psalm100 ago

Yes, exactly. And since they use characters like Spiderman, the parents might feel that the video must be all right if they notice the title or catch a glimpse of the screen. Parents might also be on the internet themselves and not even away while the child is watching.

And older children who have been abused or neglected in some way, or with emotional problems, might enjoy these videos and accept what's in them as normal.