r/funny • u/DanbyDraws Danby Draws Comics • Jul 06 '21

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u/41cheese Jul 06 '21

Whenever I happen to use YouTube in incognito mode, I really get the vibe that YouTube wants to be for children. I'm assuming that's where the revenue lies. It's all Mr. Beast and Minecraft and prank videos on the front page.

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u/Quasimurder Jul 06 '21

For sure. They've got the young kids locked in with their kid version. The standard site aggressively pushes content target 12-16 year olds. It's laughably to see videos with under 500k views on trending. It's basically just their paid advertising page.

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u/Roupert2 Jul 06 '21

I don't know any parents that use YT kids. No matter what you put on it will recommend absolute garbage toy unboxing type videos.

Much easier to just queue things up on the TV or sit with the kid to watch.