YouTube had curated the videos from across its archives, at times plucking out the otherwise innocuous home movies of unwitting families, the researchers say. It's YouTube's algorithm that connects these channels... that's the scary thingThe result was a catalogue of videos that experts say sexualizes children. In February, Wired and other news outlets reported that predators were using the comment section of YouTube videos with children to guide other pedophiles. They also followed YouTube’s recommendations on channels, the pages that host videomakers’ work. Still, she said, “when it comes to kids, we just want to take a much more conservative stance for what we recommend.”Children at riskMost people who view sexualized imagery leave it at that, researchers say.

Source: National Post June 03, 2019 19:41 UTC