Google rolls out YouTube Kids in Ukraine

By Denys Krasnikov / February 27, 2019

Google launched its children-friendly YouTube app in Ukraine on Feb. 21. Called YouTube Kids, the mobile app eliminates not-so-kid-friendly parts of the video-sharing platform.

In YT Kids app, Google allows only videos suitable for children, including content it creates itself. For Ukrainian users, YT Kids offers videos in Ukrainian and English. The channels and playlists are grouped into four categories: shows, music, learning, and explore. There are cartoons, educational videos, children’s poems and songs; and videos on nature and science.

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Denys Krasnikov is a Kyiv Post IT reporter. He studied journalism in Zaporizhia National University. Denys can be reached at krasnikov[at]kyivpost.com.

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