YouTube looking at standalone 'SafeTube' site for families

According to The Guardian, YouTube is exploring the introduction of a family-friendly 'SafeTube' version of the site as part of its programme of improving safety and content standards, it said today.

Launching a new safety center that gives advice on bullying, links to support organizations, dealing with abusive commenters and inappropriate content.

The new safety center appears in the site links at the bottom of every YouTube page, and has yet to be integrated more fully throughout the site. But one option could be 'SafeTube', a fully opt-in family version of the site that would automatically exclude age-restricted videos and delete or disguise expletives.

emily | 11:08 AM | YouTube |
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