nursery rhyme
nounDefinition of nursery rhyme
: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story
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Privacy advocates long had pointed out that many popular channels on the site are directed to younger audiences, featuring nursery rhymes as well as videos of children unwrapping toys. — Washington Post, "Google to pay $170 million to settle charges it violated kids’ privacy law on YouTube," 6 Sep. 2019 Videos clearly aimed at children - say, nursery rhyme singalongs or alphabet review - won't carry personalized ads, even if the viewer is an adult, according to the company. — oregonlive, "Google to pay $170 million to settle charges it violated kids’ privacy law on YouTube," 4 Sep. 2019 Videos clearly aimed at children — say, nursery rhyme singalongs or alphabet review — won’t carry personalized ads, even if the viewer is an adult, according to the company. — Greg Bensinger, BostonGlobe.com, "Google to pay $170 million to settle charges it violated kids’ privacy law on YouTube," 4 Sep. 2019 While most clips on YouTube Kids, such as nursery rhyme cartoons, clearly are, other huge swaths of YouTube, such as footage of video game streaming, arguably aren’t. — Mark Bergen, Los Angeles Times, "YouTube is under fire for inappropriate kids videos. Rivals see an opening," 29 Aug. 2019 After all, YouTube is home to both nursery rhymes and coming out videos, sports recaps, makeup tips, tech reviews, and what critics have said are a cesspool of conspiracy, hate speech and racist videos. — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, "Why YouTube's kid issues are so serious," 22 June 2019 But nursery rhymes and cartoon videos on the main site have billions of views. — Mark Bergen, Los Angeles Times, "YouTube plans to end targeted ads on videos aimed at kids," 20 Aug. 2019 But nursery rhymes and cartoon videos on the main site have billions of views. — Mark Bergen, Fortune, "YouTube Plans to End ‘Targeted’ Ads on Kids’ Videos—Critics Say That Doesn’t Go Far Enough," 20 Aug. 2019 Not all the videos that featured young kids were nursery rhymes or traditional kids content like Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. — Sara Harrison, WIRED, "The Secret to Success on YouTube? Kids," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nursery rhyme.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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