Other

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

Magazines & Reviews

News

In-depth reporting on the world of social media

In-depth reporting on the world of social media.

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

Trending: YouTube’s Child Protection Problems

YouTube’s Child Protection Problems

24/11/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Trending, YouTube’s Child Protection Problems

A Trending investigation finds a glitch in YouTube's tool for reporting obscene comments.

Volunteer moderators say part of YouTube's system for reporting sexualised comments left on children's videos has not been functioning correctly for more than a year.

Part of YouTube's system for reporting sexualised comments left on children's videos has not been functioning correctly for more than a year, volunteer moderators have told Trending.

Sources inside YouTube’s “Trusted Flagger” programme say there could be up to 100,000 predatory accounts leaving indecent comments on videos.

A BBC Trending investigation has discovered a flaw in a tool that enables the public to report abuse. 

But YouTube says it reviews the "vast majority" of reports within 24 hours, and that it has taken steps to shut down predatory accounts.

Presenters: Elizabeth Cassin and Mike Wendling
Producer: Anisa Subedar

Image: Woman holding a tablet device with the YouTube logo showing on the screen.
Credit: Getty Images / iStock

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Trending

YouTube’s Child Protection Problems

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

About BBC World Service