{"id":2809,"date":"2014-03-24T16:08:36","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T23:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2014-03-24T16:20:36","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T23:20:36","slug":"youtube-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/2809\/youtube-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"A YouTube for Kids?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2814\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/YouTube-logo-550x301.jpg\" alt=\"Is it true that a YouTube for kids is under development?\" width=\"550\" height=\"301\" class=\"size-snk-default wp-image-2814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/YouTube-logo-550x301.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/YouTube-logo-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/YouTube-logo.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is it true that a YouTube for kids is under development?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reports are popping up across the web that Google is developing a kid-safe version of YouTube for children ten and under.  YouTube already has a Safety Mode (just look at the bottom of any page) but complaints abound that often the video ads are racy and\/or that inappropriate content still gets through.<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet known whether the new YouTube for kids will have ads or not.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2818\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/safety-mode1-550x222.jpg\" alt=\"Look for Safety Mode settings at the bottom of any YouTube page.\" width=\"550\" height=\"222\" class=\"size-snk-default wp-image-2818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/safety-mode1-550x222.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/safety-mode1-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/safety-mode1.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look for Safety Mode settings at the bottom of any YouTube page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports are popping up across the web that Google is developing a kid-safe version of YouTube for children ten and under. 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