In the past three years since its launch, YouTube’s Kids app, which is designed to surface child-friendly content, has come under fire numerous times for featuring videos that are inappropriate – and in some cases, downright disturbing – for young viewers. Over the weekend, BuzzFeed News reported that the company is trying a new strategy to keep things kosher: it’s going to have – not algorithms – curate videos for the platform. The app is slated to be updated with an option for parents to choose between handpicked videos, and those suggested by YouTube’s algorithms. It should become available in…
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