14 DAY TRIAL // Ever since it was launched at the beginning of the year, people, parents in particular, had their doubts about Google’s initiative to come to the aid of families worldwide with filtered content for their beloved offspring.
Since the content doesn't seem as family-focused as purported, several groups which have received complaints from unsatisfied parents have taken to the FTC to report the app for showing inappropriate content, the Wall Street Journal reports.
They claim that Google is trying to trick parents into thinking that the recently launched service is perfectly safe for their children to watch, when it is actually anything but that.
The organization that filed in the complaint to the Federal Commission also compiled a short video with some of the unsuitable scenes which have been made available for the kids.
Among the clips that the organization deemed inappropriate for the young viewers, there is a scene of a dancer giving a tutorial on how to do the Michael Jackson crotch grab, a beer commercial, a speaker talking about his suicide attempts or even President Obama joking about marijuana on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Parents want Google to take some measures
Some adults claim that the videos are uncomfortable even for them to watch, let alone the children.
They claim that Google has broken its policy regarding the rendering of family-friendly content only. There is even a petition that has been put forward for parents to sign if they feel that the application exposes kids to inadequate scenes and that it is not genuinely safe as it claims to be.
Parents are asking Google to remove the app from Google Play and the Apple App Store until it can make sure that no offensive content will be delivered to their youngsters.
As for the videos that reach their kids, they are also demanding the company to remove all advertisements from the app, given that kids are having difficulties in perceiving the difference between the ads and the learning shows.
In response to the claims, a Google representative declared for the Wall Street Journal that they choose the content based on feedback and reviews from users and that parents are given the possibility to report any shows they deem unfit in order for the company to analyze and remove them, if necessary.