Groups Slam YouTube for AI Content on Kids

0:00Advocacy groups just dropped the major letter, slamming YouTube for pushing low-quality AI-generated videos straight to kids. They call it AI-slop that messes with young minds by warping reality, overloading learning, and keeping children glued to screens instead of playing. Outside, the demands are clear, label all AI content, ban it from YouTube kids, stop recommending it to anyone under 18 and let parents block it. Signed by 135 organizations like the American Federation of Teachers, and about 100 experts including Jonathan Hyde, this comes from Fairplace Campaign with a petition too. YouTube fired back saying they keep high standards in kids, limit AI to top channels, and already label realistic AI stuff while requiring creators to. Disclose it. Experts worry this content hooks kids with flashy colors, fast cuts, and clickbait, especially since many toddlers can't even read labels. Parents end up chasing it down like whack-a-mole, and it hits hardest for the youngest viewers

1:02who need real-world play and sleep over endless, scrolling. This ramps up after a California jury nailed YouTube and meta for designing addictive platforms that ignore kids' well-being. Google even poured $1 million into an AI Kids Animation Studio pulling huge views while YouTube's boss flagged fighting AI Slop as a 20, 26 priority. YouTube says they're building better tools to cut spam and low-quality repeats, plus labels for kids are coming. As parents push back in tech evolves, expect more changes to protect those little eyes from the digital flood. Local news, powered by AI. This is Canada News Today, I'm Corey with The Story.