Post by Paddy by Grace on Jun 25, 2009 13:13:03 GMT -7
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The Culture and Media Institute claims YouTube is not keeping its commitment to be family-friendly.
According to the Institute's spokeswoman Colleen Raezler, YouTube's definition of family-friendly content is apparently opposes that of the average parent, who is concerned about what their children experience on the Internet.
"The Culture and Media Institute looked at the site, and we found that 157 videos that contain the word 'porn' in them had more than one million views on them," she notes. "What that breaks down to is these top porn videos on YouTube have been watched over 438 million times."
Raezler also points out that children can access the videos easily.
"And we even found that somebody had dubbed the Disney movie Aladdin, had dubbed in a porn movie soundtrack over scenes of the movie," she adds. "So, even something as innocent as searching for Disney movies can lead to very objectionable content."
Parents, Raezler suggests, should not permit children to search YouTube without supervision or to view the message board, which often contains offensive content.
The Culture and Media Institute claims YouTube is not keeping its commitment to be family-friendly.
According to the Institute's spokeswoman Colleen Raezler, YouTube's definition of family-friendly content is apparently opposes that of the average parent, who is concerned about what their children experience on the Internet.
"The Culture and Media Institute looked at the site, and we found that 157 videos that contain the word 'porn' in them had more than one million views on them," she notes. "What that breaks down to is these top porn videos on YouTube have been watched over 438 million times."
Raezler also points out that children can access the videos easily.
"And we even found that somebody had dubbed the Disney movie Aladdin, had dubbed in a porn movie soundtrack over scenes of the movie," she adds. "So, even something as innocent as searching for Disney movies can lead to very objectionable content."
Parents, Raezler suggests, should not permit children to search YouTube without supervision or to view the message board, which often contains offensive content.