Digital Childhood Script Series
“But it's just YouTube.”
What to say
What it is really doing
"I know it feels harmless, and a lot of it is. YouTube is picking what plays next the whole time you're watching, and it picks whatever it thinks will keep you on there the longest. I just want you to know that's happening."
The rest of the script
There's more to this one.
The other 4 steps are in the app, word for word, including what to say when they push back. You can start free, and there's nothing to download.
Read the rest in the appWhy this matters
YouTube has changed a lot in the last five years, and YouTube Kids has too. Now videos made by AI show up in kids' feeds without anybody choosing them. So I'd keep the conversation on how the app is built, and your kid doesn't walk away feeling like they did something wrong.
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