YouTube's Creepy Minecraft Problem [Content Made Simple]

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Mar 31, 2021

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Blood, Poop, and Violence: YouTube Has a Creepy Minecraft Proble

A WIRED investigation has found dozens of kid-focused videos with disturbing thumbnails that the platform serves up on the Topic pages of popular games.

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On YouTube Friday morning, several hundred viewers watched a live, animated video of a female Minecraft ava…

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