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Trending: YouTube and Child Safety

YouTube and Child Safety

29/12/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Trending, YouTube and Child Safety

A summary of revelations about child protection measures and predators on YouTube.

After BBC Trending reported flaws with the mechanism for reporting predatory comments and videos on YouTube, what happened next?

We reveal what happened after our investigation on YouTube which revealed the extent of predators on the site. What changes have YouTube made and how did the report affect advertising on the site - and its parent company Google?

And the remarkable story of an international investigation which was started by a reader of the BBC Trending blog. As a result, a dangerous predator is now in jail.  

Presenters: Mike Wendling and Anisa Subedar
Producer: Anisa Subedar

Image: Girl looking at computer screen / Credit: Getty Images

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