YouTube Kids Roll Out: Ad-free option Is Now Available; Mom Warns Parents Distubring Video On Video-Sharing Site[VIDEO]
ByFor those who are annoyed with the ads in Youtube, here's the good news. Youtube Kids rolled out an ad-free option.
The child-friendly version of YouTube's service, Youtube Kids, was launched in 2015, and it faced tons of criticisms because the way it handled the advertisements. With that, the kids version of video-sharing website decided to give subscribers an option.
Youtube Kids can be bundled into the YouTube Red subscription program. This bundle program involves membership that offers a variety of features, including offline videos, background play and no paid ads, according to Tech Crunch.
The ad-free option works on Youtube main application and standalone Youtube Music and Gaming apps. YouTube Kida app also works with the red subscription in the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia.
Removing paid ads from Youtube Kids won't actually address the complaints of some consumer watchdogs, according to the publication. The main issue the paid endorsements that Youtube creators did not disclose.
Meanwhile, since Youtube Kids issue was mentioned earlier, a mom warned other parents about the disturbing video that can be found on Youtube, Brister-Kaster, an Ohio mom who has a 4-year-old daughter, posted a video on Facebook, Today reported.
She showed a Youtube of video from , Superkidz Finger Family channel. At first, it appears like a normal video of "Finger Family." However, as you continue watching the video, you will see the dark version of "Finger Family." The version shows five characters, which appear to be a Mickey Mouse family in a Deadpool costume. What makes this version disturbing is the family shoot their heads.
As Brister-Kaster showing the video, she said this is the reason why she deleted the Youtube Kids' app.
"This is absolutely insane. This is what our children are watching...it's just Peppa Pig and then, all of a sudden, it goes to Mickey Mouse shooting people," she said in the video.