Enlighten without fear: Protecting kids on video sharing platforms

Parents and children should generally check a site's privacy settings together. Children should also be told not to reveal private data and to be careful when uploading files. — SCHAU HIN!/dpa

Video platforms like YouTube are popular with children. But some content is completely unsuitable for them. What can parents do?

Violence, porn, dangerous challenges – this kind of content is not at all uncommon on video sharing platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo. How do you protect your children from this kind of disturbing and unsuitable material?