Why do people let their children stream themselves on YouTube?
Why do people let their children stream themselves on YouTube?
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Idk, I for my part force my kids to stream on Peertubeđź‘Ť
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My man.
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The hero we don't deserve
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Some don't realize the dangers. Some don't care. Some actively exploit their children for views and money.
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The whole thing seems dangerous and I think we brush it off. Like, I'd honestly let my kid walk to the park by themselves before letting them give their likeness to youtube.
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You try to control my kids. Good luck. They’re punk rock af. Perhaps too empowered.
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Buddy, thanks for the offer but that's on you.
I'm not strictly against it but I'd hope you spend a lot of time teaching media literacy.
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Yeah it’s on me. My kids are living their best life.
My bad.
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It kind of is and kind of isn't. I'm guessing you don't have kids. You have to pick your battles. Every disagreement or lesson or whatever takes energy. You only get so much per day. Some kids need more energy from you than others.
That said, regarding your original question, mine don't stream on YouTube and I can't imagine why a parent would. That is a battle I would pick. They don't even have computer web cams. (their phones do, but our rule is you can't have them on when other people are around unless they okay it.)
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A cousin uploaded a video to YT of her 4yo daughter playing with her friends in one of those inflatable pools. Just for family and the like. It was getting 500 views a day before she took it down. Creepy!
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Yikes
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At some point, it stopped being common to explain the dangers of interacting with people you don't know online. It used to be common sense that you don't post images or videos to the Internet because they can be used to identify and find you IRL. Now people straight up post their fucking address and phone number on their Facebook page, while simultaneously afraid of someone knowing their IP address. 🤦‍♂️
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some parents just have these kind of tech way over their heads and just think it is all fun and games.
not all people adapt as fast as how tech (and security implications) move forward.
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Because you get paid!
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Sadly no. You basically become the poster boy from some random ass misspelling that brings up your account.
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Why not?
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IMO small children shouldn't be able to consent to being publicized by big tech companies like youtube.
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They don't know their children are streaming because they don't care about their children. They only care about drugs and watching TV. The children are streaming for money to buy things to break from the monotonous life of being told to go away and watching content farm slop. Some are trying to buy soap so they aren't the stinky kid anymore, as the parents can buy soap but they need to save for a $100 bag with a $5000 name on it.
Also the viewers are the closest thing the children have to family and friends.
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