A still from “Colors Spider Man Vs Venom Joker Witch Scream Face killer Clown Superheroes Frozen Elsa Hulk,” a video on the YouTube channel Baby Cartoon Rhymes that has racked up over 5.6 ...

GTA V is rated M, meaning it is intended for people aged 17 and above. And yet, on YouTube, some people use GTA V to make shows for children, some of which get millions of views per episode.

But the kids service reportedly has a dark side. One video showed Mickey Mouse in a pool of blood while Minnie looks on in horror. In another video, a claymation version of Spider-Man urinates on ...

Bridle focuses on kids programming, but the issue with YouTube has always been its algorithm. The technology built to create filtering systems competent enough to keep this type of harmful content ...

Earlier this month, journalist James Bridle launched a wide-reaching debate on the “industrialized nightmare production” of YouTube Kids videos. These weren’t overtly violent, sexual, or ...

However, online content has gained this new layer: It feels machine-generated and lacks authenticity. I think of the Spider-Man and Elsa videos that took the internet by storm in 2014 — these videos ...