Screening "Youtube"

I have to admit that I really like Youtube. There are many great videos out there that capture some amazing or interesting moments. The problem is, many of the videos are altered to add comments or are spliced to other videos, many of them inappropriate or offensive. There is also a comment section under videos where people may post comments about the video. Many of these comments are offensive too. I won't go into the comment content in this post, it's a full discussion in and of itself.

Even with the filters on Youtube, there is always a "filmmaker" that is able to get around these filters until they are caught and removed. But many of them enjoy finding ways to sneak content in seemingly innocent videos. Here are the steps to filter Youtube video content, taken directly from the Youtube site.

Go to any YouTube page.
Click the "Search" button.
Click the Advanced Options link at the top right of the search results page.
In the blue window that appears, select the box for "Filter videos that may not be suitable for minors."

In addition Youtube offers some helpful hints

Flag videos that violate our Community Guidelines.
Keep personal videos private.
Block users whose comments or messages are bothering you.
Keep comments clean and respectful.

Of course, even with the "keep comments clean and respectful" hint, you can imagine how well that works. My advice is, don't search for kids videos with your child next to you. Find appropriate videos, save them and then show them. I had a hard time finding appropriate videos for my daughter, that I created a webpage that houses good fun, clean videos. I will update it frequently, it's at Funny Videos for Everyone.