To think that the stats on this video show why we should be more careful about what we share?

[GerdaLovesLili]

Video about how to bling-up your dull school uniform.. Stats show that the video is popular yes, with girls 13-17 but more horrifically, with men 45-64. Who do you think is responding to and reading posts about school uniform here?

Should this make us respond differently to posters who make very specific posts about this topic?

And I really wish I hadn't done a search on Youtube for the video because I'm feeling thoroughly skeeved out now :-(

YANBU. Always astounds me how much some overshare on here, especially when it comes to personal stories.
Doesn't surprise me in the least about those stats even though it is to think about it.
You just don't know who's watching/reading or why they have posted - they could quite easily have posted a certain question about kids to get off on the answer. Ugh.

Where do the statistics come from?

DunkMeInTomatoSoup The stats come from a post on my twitter feed which has since disappeared off the bottom of the feed. I'll be able to find it again when I am back on my laptop.

gerda

Thank you for posting this

Going to show it to dd (15)

She used to little music videos so not the same thing but this will be a good way of showing her why i kept checking on what she was posting

Regardless of what the stats are, dunk the sad reality of the internet is that we don't know who's who on here and a video of an 11 year old blinging up her school uniform is not just going to be watched by 11 year old schoolgirls as much as I'd like that to be the case.
Perverts out there will be watching too.

Before you go off on one about paedos, just think: could kids be watching on their dad’s accounts...? DD watches YouTube on DH’s account, so the stats would show 30yo male, when really it’s a 5yo girl.

Second lemony, my DC use my YouTube account so my suggested videos probably make me look like a bit of a creep .

How can they tell how old the viewer is??

Pahahaha Pinkvoid! Do your DC watch utter bollocks too? Some woman with an annoying voice playing with kids toys; wtf?!

I'm sure this image is from 2011/2012 as I remember it being shared quite heavily - but it's true, you obviously never know who is reading/watching and should have some sense around the issue.

I posted this on another thread but I’m going to post it here too. <a class="break-all" href="http://go.mumsnet.com/?xs=1&id=470X1554755&url=www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/until-you-see-someone-go-through-you-cant-connect-it" target="_blank">http://go.mumsnet.com/?xs=1&id=470X1554755&url=www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/until-you-see-someone-go-through-you-cant-connect-it

It’s an account of a hack following the Met’s sexual exploitation unit. It’s hard reading but essential for parents, particularly those with girls.

There’s a girl in my DS’s class who has a YouTube channel which features her getting ready for bed. Totally inappropriate but her mum thinks it’s lovely that her DD has so many subscribers

It is possible to seethe stats from any youtube video that hasn't disabled the feature by following these instructions... tubularinsights.com/youtube-statistics-competition/ Anyone can therefore in theory analyse any video.

The original video does seem to have gone now though.

So I have a different view on this...

As long as they aren't conversing with these men there's no actual harm done is there?

Yes...it's creepy and gross and turns your stomach but...if they're just watching the video I'm not sure I can get that worked up about it.

Ditto...'oversharing' on here. So let's say you 'overshare' on a thread that actually turned out to be started by a troll. So what?

I guess that's my point in summary 'so what?'

If a troll gets their kicks from my overshare which is also interacting with other genuine posters then I can't really bring myself to care. Sure, it's creepy of them but I don't see how it impacts my safety?

eyebrowseyebrows, that' s an interesting view. So you don't care if men are masturbating over a video of your daughter?

TBH....it turns my stomach, I don't like the thought of it at all but there isn't any actual harm done.

What do we do? Tell females they can't use the internet because creepy men might masturbate?

I've had creepy men try and do the same while I've been on a school bus.

The focus should be on the men, not censoring young women doing perfectly appropriate things.

I just think, for once, it would be good if:

Men are doing creepy things = lets censor women/girls

Wasn't the immediate path we think of taking.

eyebrowseyebrows

WTF

I'm shocked by your posts.

What do we do? Tell females they can't use the internet because creepy men might masturbate?

Of course not,

but why would a 12 year old need to put up a video of her changing into her school uniform?

why would a mother need to explain exactly how short her pre-pubescent daughter's skirts are?

It's a case of general uniform advice being fine, but considering why specific "advice" and personal experiences is being asked for and by whom.

If something turns your stomach, then it's a fairly good guide to it not being a good idea to share.

lemony7

Although I think there will be some situations where this is the case, I don't think it will be the majority of the male accounts. If it was, this would also be reflected with the number of older women watching and they would also be in the top watching bracket. Presumably the number of children using their dads account would be somewhat equal to them using their mums account.

BartholinsSister
When you sign up for a youtube account you have to pick an age bracket. If you want to lie and say you're a teenage girl there's nothing to stop you. Which makes the figures more horrifying rather than less.

And obviously children do watch on their parents' accounts, but that would surely mean that there were as many adult women reported as watching as adult men.

Did I miss somewhere in the post that gave the exact content?

The OP said it was a girl talking about how to bling up a school uniform, not that she posted herself changing into uniform.

The former...I would let my daughter do and would not censor her because pervy men might watch (in the same way they might watch her in real life).

The latter...I would not allow and would teach her about internet safety and appropriate conduct (in the same way I wouldn't let her change into her school uniform in the middle of a public place).

@MsJamesDeanBradfield

What do you find shocking about them?

The "how to look cte" in your unfor category of videos (God I wish I hadn't looked). Shows over and over again, schoolgirls usually in their bdroos in front of a mirror, rolling articles of clothing up and down to alter the length, taking carigans off etc., and probably quite innocently titivating whilst explaining how they feel cuter having made these adjustments.

eyebrows you are being very dim if you think that it's ever OK to let a child barely old enough to have a youtube account film themselves in their own bedroom for the delectation and delight of the internet at large.

That's not preventing females from having the freedom of the internet, it's good sense and responsible parenting.