US-based groups want regulators to broaden their investigation of childrens app after finding videos for Coca-Cola,Oreos and other productsThe YouTube Kids app is supposed to make watching YouTube videos a more child-friendly experience, but two US campaigning groups claim that it is not filtering out promotional videos for “junk food”.
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) occupy filed modern complaints with regulator the Federal Trade Commission, or following objections lodged in April when YouTube Kids launched in the US.
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Source: theguardian.com