BuzzHunt Video – Viral Videos & Funny GIFs

Zift Advisory

BuzzHunt Video is an app that serves users viral videos and GIFs from YouTube and around the internet. It is limited to users 17 years of age and older on Android devices. This app's content is not suitable for kids and users must agree to a questionable amount of permissions.

About BuzzHunt Video – Viral Videos & Funny GIFs

What is BuzzHunt Video – Viral Videos & Funny GIFs?

BuzzHunt Video is an app that serves users viral videos and GIFs from around the internet. Limited to users 17 years of age and older, BuzzHunt Video is available only for Android devices, is free to download and use, but does feature in-app advertisements.

BuzzHunt curates all of their videos from YouTube, so it does not feature any original content on the platform and that’s where the similarities end. The BuzzHunt app has the exact same content as YouTube, but without all of the filters and search features. Users can only find new content by scrolling.

Advertisements are how BuzzHunt Video garners revenue and they are pretty aggressive with their ad play and placement. Some BuzzHunt Video users have even reported links showing on their home screens and that they only disappear after being clicked on.

Is BuzzHunt Video – Viral Videos & Funny GIFs safe for my kids?

BuzzHunt Video's content is questionable, and can range from cute kittens to mature content: violence, blood, sexual content, nudity and strong language. Parents, BuzzHunt Video is not for kids.

The many permissions users give BuzzHunt Video are enough to scare anyone, let alone parents, but parents need to know that their children, should they download this app, are allowing the app to access the following:

Retrieve running apps
Find accounts on the device
Find contacts on the device
Reroute outgoing calls ** this is especially alarming
Read phone status and identity
Read the contents of your USB storage
Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Access all system downloads
Access download manager
Advanced download manager functions.
update component usage statistics
receive data from Internet
view network connections
pair with Bluetooth devices
change network connectivity
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
disable your screen lock
control flashlight
full network access
run at startup
draw over other apps
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
install shortcuts

Not only does the BuzzHunt Video access information from all corners of their users’ devices, but they also have no working links to a privacy policy or website. Parents, keep your kids far away from the BuzzHunt Video app, there’s nothing there that they can’t see on YouTube.