YouTube announced on Wednesday that tweens or young teenagers can open their accounts according to guidelines set by their parents to restrict inappropriate content.
“We have heard from parents and older children that tweens and teens have different needs that our products have not fully met,” said James Beser, product manager for children and families at YouTube, quoted by AFP news agency.
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“We’re announcing a new choice for parents who have decided their tweens and teens are ready to explore YouTube with a monitored account.”
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Beser said that an early version of such accounts will be released in the coming months and will allow parents to use their Google accounts to give their children access to YouTube with content and functional restrictions.
The service has an “explore” option for parental controls where videos are considered suitable for children aged nine and over, e.g. B. tutorials, game videos, music clips, educational and news content.
In a second setting, children can watch videos that are suitable for people aged 13 and over and contain live streams.
Most of the content on the platform will have a “Most of YouTube” setting that will only block age-restricted or sensitive topics that are only suitable for adults.
The YouTube official said the new service was “intended for parents” who want to give their children access to the platform, but with “restrictions”.
“We’ll be using a mix of user input, machine learning, and human verification to determine which videos are included,” said Beser.
“We know our systems make mistakes and will evolve over time.”
