Youtube – Beijing Kids https://www.beijing-kids.com Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:25:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 Beijing Gets Serious About Cleaning up Inappropriate Videos Targeting Children https://www.beijing-kids.com/blog/2018/01/24/beijing-cleaning-inappropriate-videos-targeting-children/ https://www.beijing-kids.com/blog/2018/01/24/beijing-cleaning-inappropriate-videos-targeting-children/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2018 05:00:31 +0000 http://www.beijing-kids.com/?p=115062 This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode. Beijing’s culture regulator issued an urgent notice on Monday that requires video streaming sites to self-censor all kid-targeted videos such as animations and cosplay dramas in a bid to wipe out inappropriate contents, Tencent Tech has reported. In addition, the regulator also put a ban on the development [...]]]>

This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.

Beijing’s culture regulator issued an urgent notice on Monday that requires video streaming sites to self-censor all kid-targeted videos such as animations and cosplay dramas in a bid to wipe out inappropriate contents, Tencent Tech has reported.

In addition, the regulator also put a ban on the development and production of relevant games and derivative contents. Any game including non kid-friendly content would be suspended immediately.

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Children are falling easy prey to inappropriate content online. Such as when users put Frozen’s Elsa in their video to get it recognized for featuring that friendly lady, then having her become pregnant, receiving an injection, or other inappropriate behavior.

Western video platform YouTube has had its own share scandals related to its lack of policing around inappropriate content aimed at children, including references to sex, drugs, alcohol, and more. To solve the problem, YouTube has eliminated over 50 channels and 150 thousand videos from their site as of last November. Just as foreign video sites are making tighter regulations, the same kid-focused videos are proliferating on mainstream Chinese video sites like Youku, iQiyi, Tencent Video, and Sohu Video. In response to public concerns, these sites are responding quickly by deleting this content.

In an official statement made by Tencent Video, the firm says it has set up a dedicated team for the initiative. Over 121 accounts were suspended and 4,000 relevant keywords blocked.

It may be unbelievable to adults, but the influence of cartoons on children can be very significant and it may lead to tragedy if handled improperly. Pleasure Goat and Big Big Wolf (喜洋洋与灰太狼), one of China’s most popular homegrown animation titles, came under fire when two young boys were tied to a tree, placed on a bed of dried leaves and set fire to, by their peer and alleged friend, in an apparent simulation of a scene in the animation.

China has over 170 million minors and the kids in first-tier cities spend an average of 3.5 hours on the internet.

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Since Twitter’s Vine decided to enter into the video social networking apps race things have been rapidly changing in the photo and video sharing apps department, with Facebook’s Instagram introducing a 15 seconds video feature that generated over five million videos within the first twenty four hours of its release as reported by Appannie.com. Here is a look at the four top video sharing apps you can enjoy with your family and friends.    

 

 
1. Vine
Vine is the most downloaded non-game app according to Appannie’s June Index. The only version available this app is for smartphones in both iOs and android. Vine can be used to create short, beautiful, looping videos in a simple and fun way for your friends and family to see. This app can be used here in China without a VPN involved and can be used to share the videos on Facebook and Twitter. The app gives unlimited uploads where you can find, follow and interact with people close to you. This app is for children above 12 years.
 
2. Youtube
This old timer is still going on strong with a universal app available in both phone and tablet format also across iOS and android. The only draw back about this app is that you can only connect using a VPN. But the features are still the same uploading videos; easy sharing with family through Google+, Facebook, twitter and e-mail; subscribing to your favorite channels and make playlists. This is for children above 12 years.
 
3. Snapchat
This app has been around for two years now but it has just gained momentum with the introduction of Vine and company to the market. There is only the smartphone version available but its both on iOS and Android. This app is both a photo and video sharing networking app where a photo or a video is taken then a caption added followed by sending it to a friend (or maybe a few). They’ll view it, laugh, and then the snap disappears from the screen, this is unless your friend takes a screenshot! This app is for children above 12 years.
 
4. Instagram
This app has been around for sometime but only the photo sharing side. It’s available on both iOS and Android for smartphones. It helps to customize your photos and videos with one of the custom-built filter effects. It involves taking everyday pictures and transforming them into amateur works of art so as to share with friends and family. Now with the newly introduced 15- second video feature people can share both photos and videos under one app. This app requires a VPN while in China for accessibility. This app is for children above 12 years.
 
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