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'US content on YouTube could weaken children's ties to Britain'
The Guardian
|September 26, 2025
The amount of American content children are consuming on YouTube risks weakening their connection to British culture and language, the BBC's head of children's television has said.
Patricia Hidalgo, the director of children and education at the BBC, said the algorithm of the video-sharing site diverted British children to US-based content, rather than “nourishing” British programming that helps cement their identity.
This story is from the September 26, 2025 edition of The Guardian.
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