Chairmanchuck
Member
Because of the recent PDP shenanigans and stuff I hear lately in my part time work (without wanting to disclose much, I know what children are talking about nowadays), it seems quite a lot of people see their favorite YouTubers not just as an entertainment form, but some even as some sort of friend or at least a person they have a special connection to.
You see people talking about PDP as Felix. The conversations I can listen to seem that a lot of kids see them as a friend that would do everything for them and its naturally. A lot of famous YouTubers do the "I am your friend"-shtick. Personal interactions in comments, forums, videos etc.
The question is is it dangerous that young people even see (some) YouTubers as their friends? A lot of young PDP fans e.g. dont see anything wrong by saying the n-word. They even love the "Hitler did nothing wrong"-memes and stuff like that.
Young people, judging by Twitter comments, even defended "DaddyofFive", when he abused his children and make it seem to people that its just "playful pranking".
Since to the young generation YT kinda replaced TV and Radio, at least partly, I think it might be dangerous how easily big YouTubers can influence and imo YT and the government should draft new laws that TV-stations, newspapers, radio stations etc. already have.
You see people talking about PDP as Felix. The conversations I can listen to seem that a lot of kids see them as a friend that would do everything for them and its naturally. A lot of famous YouTubers do the "I am your friend"-shtick. Personal interactions in comments, forums, videos etc.
The question is is it dangerous that young people even see (some) YouTubers as their friends? A lot of young PDP fans e.g. dont see anything wrong by saying the n-word. They even love the "Hitler did nothing wrong"-memes and stuff like that.
Young people, judging by Twitter comments, even defended "DaddyofFive", when he abused his children and make it seem to people that its just "playful pranking".
Since to the young generation YT kinda replaced TV and Radio, at least partly, I think it might be dangerous how easily big YouTubers can influence and imo YT and the government should draft new laws that TV-stations, newspapers, radio stations etc. already have.