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by viktorcode 211 days ago
This list indeed seems to be a random selection
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Being a parent myself, the list is not random. The ones in the banned list deserve to be there. I would argue Youtube Kids needs to be banned too.
IF the filters actually worked for youtube kids then i would not have an issue with it, some very low effort AI crap keep showing up with the latest brain rot song so i agree.
Discord and Roblox are probably the grooming/edating center of the net right now. The banned ones are just SFW sites where they can see some titties.
Roblox apparently was at risk of being banned but worked with the government to implement extra controls
I thought YT Kids doesn't have comments? Watching videos etc is still possible with the ban.
Seems reasonable to me.
If the aim was to limit children exposure to social messengers, then Discord absolutely must be on the list. I don't know the backstory, but it seems to be a typical exercise of political power by the people lacking expertise in the field.