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Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 16. -
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Personal broadcasting; sometimes too personal.
updated 03.10.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
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Parents need to know that the site says it's not for kids under 13 and suggests that even kids 13-17 get permission from their parents before viewing. Some videos include graphic sex and violence, and language can be quite crude. As for postings, parents of teens should check out what their kids are uploading if they can. The performance aspects of YouTube don't always bring out our kids' best judgment.
Read our full review by Jean Armour Polly
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the appeal of homemade videos. What do you find interesting about the videos posted on YouTube? If you post videos yourself, what are you trying to accomplish or what message are you trying to convey in your submissions?
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Most Recent Reviews
Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
Funny for older peeps, but not for the younger ones!
- Lives in GeorgiaI rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- User content isn't age appropriate
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
For mature teens and up
Awesome website for entertainment. But some of the language and sexual content are too much for tweens and younger
- Lives in IllinoisI rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- User content is age appropriate
YouTube is great for entertainment; Some content problems
YouTube is my second most visited website (the first being Facebook). I absolutely love it! It is full of funny, outrageous people. But, if you want the truth, it is full of cursing, sexual content, and violence. Some users bleep, others don't. Some users are a constant berate of racism, homophobia, and sexism, others are opened-minded, great people. YouTube is like life; some people is crazy jerks, others aren't. Your kid is probably smart enough to understand which are the crazy ones.
- Lives in OhioI rate this title iffy for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Lives in South CarolinaI rate this title iffy for age 16 and give itOpinions of Youtube
After being a Youtube member for the last few years, I have actually considered the concerns many people should be facing when letting your child join these sites or watch videos on them. There are many things such as false advertising with examples such as "Naruto Episode #" which your child, if not like most children, would want to watch it, would click it and find that the video is nothing but something completely different, sexually oriented, offensive or otherwise damaging to the sensitive younger ages. As Youtube is now opening it's own Anime section where your child may have access to many anime which would be fun for your child, I would have to say watch out for certain cartoons that they may watch. Some titles that I would personally have my own child, if I had one, avoid, would have to be as follows: Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni, Blood+, Trinity Blood, Elfen Lied, Metalocalypse, and many other gory, and disturbing cartoons. Please keep a close monitor on your child's viewing of this website as you many have some trouble on your hands should you choose to believe that what your child watches has any pressing on whom your child may become. The suggested age here, 16+!
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