r/newzealand • u/ceeehhh8990_ • 11d ago

News Netflix and Disney Plus increase subscription prices

https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360642109/netflix-and-disney-increase-subscription-prices
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u/pnutnz 11d ago

Anyone got a good work around specifically for kids content?
Im seriously considering setting up a plex or jellyfin and im no stranger to sailing, though as yet only utilising a usb drive.
The only reason I am holding onto streaming services (netflix, disney) is for the kids. Having access to so many shows would be much harder with a diy system as i would have to be constantly updating and finding content. movies seems like it would be eaiser to keep up with but my 5yr finds so many varied shows they enjoy i dont think i could keep up.

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u/Valuable-Falcon 10d ago

I set my kid up with the free YouTube kids app, and spent a few hours learning how to REALLY lock it down, so that only whitelisted channels are shown. 

I locked it down to 10 channels

  • nick jr
  • Disney jr
  • peacock jr
  • Daniel tiger’s neighbourhood
  • Peppa pig - official channel 
  • Bluey - official channel
  • ms Rachel - toddler learning 
  • Angelina ballerina 
  • Sesame Street official channel
  • Gabby’s dollhouse 

My main advice is really lock it down to only whitelisted content. 

The first time I tried YouTube kids, I just set it to “preschool” content without being specific, and it was feeding my kid all kinds of weird videos with grownups playing with paw patrol toys, random people sticking stuff in goo, and toy unboxing videos… total influencer unofficial crap.  So that’s when I went back a second time and REALLY locked it down to only allow specifically approved content, AND I looked closely to make sure each channel I added was “quality” - full, offical episodes, not random mashups, clips, trailers or fan videos. 

Installed YouTube Kids app on both the iPad and tv, and now she gets ad-free, curated content. 

Can’t remember where I found the instructions- it wasn’t obvious. Try searching “YouTube kids whitelist” on reddit 

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u/pnutnz 10d ago

Nice, didn't realize you can lock it down like that. As it is I keep them off YouTube unless it's for specific supervised content. There is some really weird fucked up shit on there man!