YouTubers Not madeForKids: Detecting Channels Sharing Inappropriate Videos Targeting Children
Myrsini Gkolemi,
Panagiotis Papadopoulos,
Evangelos P. Markatos
et al.
Abstract:YouTube is one of the most popular social media and online video sharing platforms, and users turn to it for entertainment by consuming music videos, for educational or political purposes, advertising, etc. In the last years, hundreds of new channels have been creating and sharing videos targeting children, with themes related to animation, superhero movies, comics, etc. Unfortunately, many of these videos have been found to be inappropriate for consumption by their target audience, due to disturbing, violent,… Show more
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