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Some of these channels will label that the content is not intended for children, however, they neglect to leave these content warnings outside of the comment section.<ref name=":5" /><!-- 5:15 in the video. Be careful watching, I actually dry heaved during this video. --> Due to the mixture of paranoia from previous Elsagate-type incidents and a difficulty to control the kids app,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=That_Commission |date=1 Jun 2021 |title=Parental controls are a terrible way of monitoring what you kid does on the internet. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/npv5vs/parental_controls_are_a_terrible_way_of/ |access-date=23 Jun 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=C. |first=Michael |date=27 Sep 2020 |title=I want to allow ONLY specific YouTube Channel(s) on my child's browser or app |url=https://support.google.com/youtubekids/thread/73612494?hl=en#redirected=true |access-date=23 Jun 2020 |website=[[Google]] Support}}</ref> parents have lost trust in [[YouTube Kids]],<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Ok-Counter-7077 |date=2 Jul 2022 |title=Anyone else hate YouTube kids? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/comments/vq12fz/anyone_else_hate_youtube_kids/ |access-date=23 Jun 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> meaning they are at risk of accidentally showing this traumatizing content to their own children. | Some of these channels will label that the content is not intended for children, however, they neglect to leave these content warnings outside of the comment section.<ref name=":5" /><!-- 5:15 in the video. Be careful watching, I actually dry heaved during this video. --> Due to the mixture of paranoia from previous Elsagate-type incidents and a difficulty to control the kids app,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=That_Commission |date=1 Jun 2021 |title=Parental controls are a terrible way of monitoring what you kid does on the internet. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/npv5vs/parental_controls_are_a_terrible_way_of/ |access-date=23 Jun 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=C. |first=Michael |date=27 Sep 2020 |title=I want to allow ONLY specific YouTube Channel(s) on my child's browser or app |url=https://support.google.com/youtubekids/thread/73612494?hl=en#redirected=true |access-date=23 Jun 2020 |website=[[Google]] Support}}</ref> parents have lost trust in [[YouTube Kids]],<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Ok-Counter-7077 |date=2 Jul 2022 |title=Anyone else hate YouTube kids? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/comments/vq12fz/anyone_else_hate_youtube_kids/ |access-date=23 Jun 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> meaning they are at risk of accidentally showing this traumatizing content to their own children. | ||
Despite the excess in disturbing content, both YouTube and its parent company Google have | Despite the excess in disturbing content, both YouTube and its parent company Google have not managed to stop the proliferation of this content on its platform. | ||
==Consumer response<!--Needs a LOT more elaboration here, will handle later.-->== | ==Consumer response<!--Needs a LOT more elaboration here, will handle later.-->== | ||