Over the past few weeks, Safe Surfer has performed research on Google’s latest YouTube feature: YouTube Shorts. We are disturbed by what we found, how easy it is to access, and how the algorithm works in presenting content to users who look at inappropriate videos.
Warning: this article is intended for parents and discusses mature topics.
Having been released to the public in July 2021, YouTube Shorts is a TikTok-style competitor in the looping video (or “reels”) market.