This video was taken by the parents of these children; like many other YouTube videos, the child is unaware of what is going on when his or her parents post their video. It is unfair to these children that are displayed on YouTube because they have no say in the matter as they are too young to understand. It could become detrimental to these kids in later years of life as there is a huge concern of privacy over the internet and as they grow up they would only be known as “the kid on YouTube.” And for what, so the parents can see how many hits their video gets over the other children’s parents? I think that it is selfish and wrong to be posting these videos of your children when they are at such a young age because even though it seems harmless enough, it could affect their lives in a serious way.
Although these videos are quite humorous to watch, in the legal and copyright laws it states that “children under 13 may not use the site, while children 13-17 may participate with parental permission.” If there are these laws which are created to make a low participation rate (obviously in order to protect children’s safety), than why is it acceptable for the parents to post videos of these young children? It is senseless and irresponsible, there are clearly laws against this for a specific reason. I think that parents should think twice about displaying their children on the World Wide Web for all to see, for many obvious reasons and if this continues to happen, the laws should be changed.
Sources: Melisa Cefkin and Ken Anderson. Epic 2007: Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference. October 3-6, 2007. American Anthropological Association, Keystone CO, USA.
March 12, 2009 at 9:23 pm |
I really can relate to this blog post because I actually did one quite similar to it. I cannot agree more!!!! Parents should not be posting videos of their children on YouTube.
March 27, 2009 at 4:21 pm |
I completely agree. Parents should not be putting videos of their children up on YouTube. It could be very damaging towards them later in life. David After Dentist is a perfect example. If you haven’t seen it, i highly suggest you do (its hilarious) but it’s unfair for his parents to put that for the entire world to see. David will be known as the kid on YouTube high on drugs.