The Coalition for Independent Ratings Services

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YouTube Users Now Able to Filter Explicit Comments
News

In a December 2008 analysis of YouTube, the Parents Television Council found that the video service’s gating procedures did not adequately protect children from obscene language found in comments attached to videos of teen stars like Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers.  Five months after the report, YouTube has now provided users the ability to filter comments. The PTC applauds this move by YouTube in a press release on its web site:

"YouTube is to be commended for providing a solution to a substantial problem, which was one of our requests to the company upon finding that YouTube's gating mechanisms did not shield kids from harmful and offensive profanity in the text commentary.  Parents are grateful for YouTube's action to protect their children," said PTC President Tim Winter.

YouTube explains how to use this filtering feature here.
 
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