Blaming YouTube For Kids Blowing Stuff Up?
Found on Techdirt on Sunday, 02 March 2008
People seem to have this weird fascination with blaming YouTube for the stuff people do on YouTube. The latest is in an article that discusses the fact that adolescent males tend to be fans of blowing stuff up -- with a fair number of them filming the activity and putting it on YouTube.
Yet, there's always someone who still thinks it's at least partially YouTube's fault. In this case, it's someone who runs a non-profit focused on kids' online safety, claiming that "YouTube and other sites have not taken responsibility for allowing such videos to be posted." That might be because it's not YouTube's responsibility. It's just a hosting platform.
Some people have too much time. Blowing stuff has been done all the time, and there was much rejoicement. Blaming others seems to be fun for some.