{"id":184,"date":"2026-09-02T16:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wethestudios.com\/blog\/?p=184"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:51:00","slug":"inappropriate-content-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wethestudios.com\/blog\/inappropriate-content-online\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Children Really Seeing Online?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inappropriate content online is becoming increasingly difficult for parents to avoid. Children have more entertainment at their fingertips than any generation before them. A video, show, game, or social media feed is rarely more than a tap away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That convenience can be wonderful. It can also leave parents wondering: What might appear on the screen when I am not standing beside them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statistics show why so many families are concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/wethestudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-11.58.34-AM-1024x470.png\" alt=\"Statistics about inappropriate content online and electronic bullying\" class=\"wp-image-185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wethestudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-11.58.34-AM-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/wethestudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-11.58.34-AM-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/wethestudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-11.58.34-AM-766x352.png 766w, https:\/\/wethestudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-11.58.34-AM.png 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Children Are Entering the Digital World Early<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/research\/the-2025-common-sense-census-media-use-by-kids-zero-to-eight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Common Sense Census<\/a>, children age eight and younger spend approximately two and a half hours with screen media each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also found:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>40% of children have a tablet by age two.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nearly one in four has a personal cellphone by age eight.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Young children are increasingly watching short-form videos on platforms such as TikTok and YouTube Shorts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2025\/10\/08\/how-parents-manage-screen-time-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew Research Center study<\/a> found that <strong>85% of parents say their child age 12 or younger watches YouTube<\/strong>, including <strong>51% who say their child watches it daily<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children are not simply watching more screens. They are also navigating enormous libraries of videos selected by searches, recommendations, and algorithms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That can make it difficult for parents to know exactly what their children will see next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Inappropriate Content Online Reaches Children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A child may begin with a harmless cartoon, craft tutorial, or funny animal video. When that video ends, the platform may automatically suggest another, and then another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next selection may not reflect the child\u2019s age, maturity, or family\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an earlier Pew study, <strong>46% of parents whose young children watched YouTube said their child had encountered videos that were inappropriate for their age<\/strong>. Among children ages five to 11, that figure rose to <strong>56%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents cannot always tell what a video contains from its thumbnail or title. Even content presented as suitable for children can include frightening images, suggestive themes, crude humor, profanity, or behavior families do not want their children imitating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why \u201cjust one video\u201d can require more supervision than parents expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Risks Go Beyond Inappropriate Entertainment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As children grow older and begin using messaging and social media platforms, they may encounter another serious concern: online bullying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/yrbs\/dstr\/pdf\/YRBS-2023-Data-Summary-Trend-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC\u2019s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey<\/a> found that <strong>16% of high school students had been electronically bullied during the previous year<\/strong>. The percentage was even higher among female students, at <strong>21%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CDC also reported that <strong>77% of high school students used social media frequently<\/strong>, meaning several times each day. Frequent use was associated with higher rates of electronic bullying and persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, although that association alone does not prove that social media caused those experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Online bullying and inappropriate videos are different problems, but they reveal the same difficult reality: once children enter an open digital environment, parents cannot control every message, recommendation, or image that reaches them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parents Should Not Have to Monitor Every Second<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technology settings and parental controls can be helpful. Families should also continue having age-appropriate conversations about bullying, privacy, online behavior, and what children should do when something makes them uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, even careful parents cannot spend every moment looking over a child\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dinner still needs to be made. Work calls happen. Laundry piles up. Parents should be able to step into another room without worrying that a supposedly family-friendly program will suddenly include an inappropriate scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One practical step is to give children and families safer places to spend their screen time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Different Kind of Streaming Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We The Studios was created by parents who experienced the same frustration. They wanted entertaining shows their children could watch without unexpected profanity, sexual content, or scenes that required someone to reach for the remote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So they built the kind of streaming service they wanted in their own home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WTS follows one family-first content standard across its original shows and curated library. Instead of placing children inside a massive general-entertainment catalog and asking parents to filter the choices afterward, the platform is designed around family viewing from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No profanity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No sexual content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No uncomfortable surprises<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No need to pre-screen every episode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shows children and parents can enjoy together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WTS is not a replacement for parental involvement, healthy boundaries, or conversations about online safety. It simply makes one part of the digital world easier to manage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safer Screen Time Can Also Become Family Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protecting children is not only about blocking harmful content. It is also about giving them better alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shared entertainment creates opportunities to laugh, talk, learn, and reconnect. Instead of every family member disappearing into a separate feed, parents and children can enjoy stories together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is the difference between merely occupying a child\u2019s attention and creating a positive family experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No parent can control the entire internet. But every parent can make intentional choices about what enters the home\u2014and where the family presses play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ready for entertainment created with families in mind? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wethestudios.com\/\">Start watching We The Studios<\/a> today.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inappropriate content online is becoming increasingly difficult for parents to avoid. 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