<s>
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
video	O
app	O
and	O
website	O
for	O
children	O
developed	O
by	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Google	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
provides	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
oriented	O
solely	O
towards	O
children	O
,	O
with	O
curated	O
selections	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
parental	O
control	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
filtering	O
of	O
videos	O
deemed	O
inappropriate	O
for	O
viewing	O
by	O
children	O
under	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
13	O
,	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
Children	O
's	O
Online	O
Privacy	O
Protection	O
Act	O
,	O
which	O
prohibits	O
the	O
regular	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
app	I-General_Concept
from	O
advertising	O
to	O
children	O
under	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
the	O
app	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
LG	O
,	O
Samsung	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
launched	O
a	O
web-based	O
version	O
of	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
has	O
faced	O
criticism	O
from	O
advocacy	O
groups	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
Fairplay	O
Organization	O
,	O
for	O
concerns	O
surrounding	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
commercial	O
advertising	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
algorithmic	O
suggestions	O
of	O
videos	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
inappropriate	O
for	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
target	O
audience	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
app	O
has	O
been	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
disturbing	O
and/or	O
violent	O
videos	O
depicting	O
characters	O
from	O
children	O
's	O
media	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
over	O
the	O
videos	O
led	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
to	O
announce	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
more	O
stringent	O
actions	O
to	O
review	O
and	O
filter	O
such	O
videos	O
when	O
reported	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
and	O
prevent	O
them	O
from	O
being	O
accessible	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Red	O
(	O
now	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
)	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
allowing	O
ad-free	O
playback	O
,	O
background	O
playback	O
,	O
and	O
offline	O
playback	O
for	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
began	O
to	O
introduce	O
premium	O
original	O
series	O
oriented	O
specifically	O
towards	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
,	O
including	O
DanTDM	O
Creates	O
a	O
Big	O
Scene	O
,	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
Hyperlinked	O
,	O
and	O
Kings	O
of	O
Atlantis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
has	O
also	O
presented	O
advocacy	O
campaigns	O
through	O
special	O
playlists	O
featured	O
on	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
,	O
including	O
"	O
#ReadAlong	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
videos	O
,	O
primarily	O
featuring	O
kinetic	O
typography	O
)	O
to	O
promote	O
literacy	O
,	O
"	O
#TodayILearned	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
playlist	O
of	O
STEM-oriented	O
programs	O
and	O
videos	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Make	O
it	O
Healthy	O
,	O
Make	O
it	O
Fun	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Marc	O
and	O
Pau	O
Gasol	O
to	O
promote	O
healthy	O
living	O
and	O
an	O
active	O
lifestyle	O
to	O
children	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
added	O
new	O
age	O
group	O
options	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
content	O
offered	O
in	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
"	O
Younger	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Older	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
app	O
features	O
parental	O
control	O
settings	O
that	O
allow	O
parents	O
to	O
limit	O
screen	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
restrict	O
users	O
from	O
accessing	O
the	O
search	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parents	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
passcode	O
or	O
their	O
Google	B-Application
account	I-Application
to	O
protect	O
these	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
configure	O
profiles	O
for	O
multiple	O
users	O
to	O
tailor	O
their	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Campaign	O
for	O
a	O
Commercial-Free	O
Childhood	O
(	O
CCFC	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Center	O
for	O
Digital	O
Democracy	O
(	O
CDD	O
)	O
both	O
expressed	O
concern	O
over	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
advertising	O
within	O
the	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
app	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
children	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
distinguish	O
the	O
ads	O
from	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
app	O
has	O
faced	O
criticism	O
over	O
the	O
accessibility	O
of	O
videos	O
that	O
are	O
inappropriate	O
for	O
its	O
target	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CCFC	O
filed	O
an	O
FTC	O
complaint	O
over	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
citing	O
examples	O
of	O
inappropriate	O
videos	O
that	O
were	O
accessible	O
via	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
search	O
tool	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
related	O
to	O
wine	O
in	O
their	O
testing	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Recommended	O
page	O
eventually	O
using	O
search	O
history	O
to	O
surface	O
such	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
defended	O
the	O
criticism	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
consultation	O
with	O
other	O
advocacy	O
groups	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
open	O
to	O
feedback	O
over	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
larger	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
controversy	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Elsagate	O
"	O
discovered	O
by	O
Matan	O
Uziel	O
and	O
Charlie	O
Warzel	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
channels	O
which	O
post	O
videos	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
popular	O
franchises	O
(	O
especially	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
Frozen	O
,	O
PAW	O
Patrol	O
,	O
Thomas	O
and	O
Friends	O
,	O
Peppa	O
Pig	O
,	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
)	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
disturbing	O
,	O
sexually	O
suggestive	O
,	O
violent	O
,	O
or	O
otherwise	O
inappropriate	O
themes	O
and	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
global	O
head	O
of	O
family	O
and	O
children	O
's	O
content	O
Malik	O
Ducard	O
admitted	O
that	O
"	O
making	O
the	O
app	O
family	O
friendly	O
is	O
of	O
the	O
utmost	O
importance	O
to	O
us	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
not	O
curated	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
parents	O
had	O
the	O
responsibility	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
parental	O
controls	O
to	O
control	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
their	O
children	O
(	O
including	O
disabling	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
search	O
tool	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
model	O
has	O
created	O
something	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
so	O
vast	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
400	O
hours	O
of	O
content	O
are	O
uploaded	O
every	O
minute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
further	O
steps	O
to	O
review	O
and	O
filter	O
videos	O
reported	O
by	O
users	O
as	O
containing	O
inappropriate	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
more	O
stringent	O
use	O
of	O
its	O
filtering	O
and	O
age-restriction	O
system	O
to	O
prevent	O
such	O
videos	O
from	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
app	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
proper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
app	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
prominent	O
disclaimer	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
its	O
first-time	O
setup	O
process	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
cannot	O
fully	O
guarantee	O
the	O
appropriateness	O
of	O
videos	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
manually	O
curated	O
,	O
and	O
informing	O
parents	O
of	O
means	O
to	O
report	O
and	O
block	O
videos	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
find	O
suitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argentina	O
,	O
Aruba	O
(	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
only	O
)	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Austria	O
,	O
Azerbaijan	O
,	O
Bangladesh	O
(	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
only	O
)	O
,	O
Belarus	O
,	O
Belgium	O
,	O
Bermuda	O
,	O
Bolivia	O
,	O
Bosnia	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Bulgaria	O
,	O
Canada	O
(	O
excluding	O
Quebec	O
)	O
,	O
Cayman	O
Islands	O
,	O
Chile	O
,	O
Colombia	O
,	O
Costa	O
Rica	O
,	O
Croatia	O
,	O
Cyprus	O
,	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
,	O
Denmark	O
,	O
Dominican	O
Republic	O
,	O
Ecuador	O
,	O
Estonia	O
,	O
El	O
Salvador	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Greece	O
,	O
Ghana	O
,	O
Georgia	O
,	O
Guatemala	O
,	O
Honduras	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Hungary	O
,	O
Iceland	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Israel	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Jamaica	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
Kazakhstan	O
,	O
Kenya	O
,	O
Latvia	O
,	O
Lithuania	O
,	O
Liechtenstein	O
,	O
Luxembourg	O
,	O
Macedonia	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
Malta	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Montenegro	O
(	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
and	O
Smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
only	O
)	O
,	O
Nepal	O
,	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
Nigeria	O
,	O
Nicaragua	O
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Pakistan	O
,	O
Panama	O
,	O
Papua	O
New	O
Guinea	O
,	O
Paraguay	O
,	O
Peru	O
,	O
Philippines	O
,	O
Poland	O
,	O
Portugal	O
,	O
Romania	O
,	O
Russia	O
,	O
Senegal	O
,	O
Serbia	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
Slovakia	O
,	O
Slovenia	O
,	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
Sri	O
Lanka	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Tanzania	O
,	O
Thailand	O
,	O
Turkey	O
,	O
Turks	O
and	O
Caicos	O
Islands	O
,	O
Uganda	O
,	O
Ukraine	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Uruguay	O
,	O
Venezuela	O
,	O
Vietnam	O
and	O
Zimbabwe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
will	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Bahamas	O
,	O
Belize	O
,	O
Dominica	O
,	O
Haiti	O
,	O
Moldova	O
,	O
Montenegro	O
,	O
Puerto	O
Rico	O
and	O
Tajikistan	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
