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by sergers 1375 days ago
If using on google tv, and you have Yt premium, Yt kids still show ads...(when Yt non kids does not show any ads).

Plus my daughter found the most annoying whiny crybaby shows in her feed in Yt kids.

Yt kids has now been removed from all devices.

Regular YouTube with certain subscriptions/playlists are better
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defrost 1375 days ago
You can install the AFTVNews Downloader App

* https://www.aftvnews.com/downloader/

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esaba.down...

( AKA "com.esaba.downloader" in Google App Store )

and use that to d/load and sideload a YouTube app that doesn't inject adverts and sponser blurts midstream:

( See:

https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext

Read: Installation )

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mrweasel 1375 days ago
> Yt kids still show ads

Isn't that illegal in many areas? In the EU you basically can't target ads towards kids.

That being say: YouTube Kids is generally terrible and there's little reason to prefer it over the regular YouTube.

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TedDoesntTalk 1375 days ago
> In the EU you basically can't target ads towards kids

How are toys advertised to children in the EU?

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mrweasel 1375 days ago
They aren't, more or less. Rules might be interpreted differently in different countries, but I think it mostly correct.

What you can do is create something like Paw Patrol. The show is a product in its own right, but really it's a massive ad for their line of toys. You can also get catalogs from toy stores, I don't know if they are allowed to mail them out, or if they don't do it because of cost.

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