More choices for families from YouTube

Block channels, adjust time limits with Google's Family Link app, and more. YouTube (parent supervised experience) contains a vast number of videos and is ... Explorationstartshere Wegiveyouchoicestoguideyourkids’YouTubejourney,becausewebelievethatkidscandiscovernewinterests,learnfromdiverseperspectives,andfosterasenseofbelongingwhentheyexploretheworldofonlinevideo.Andwithvideosfromcreatorsaroundtheworld,youcanchoosethebestYouTubeexperienceforyourfamily. Knowyourchoices Choicesforeveryfamily Everyfamilyhasadifferentapproachtohowtheyusetechnology,exploreonline,andsetdigitalgroundrules.That’swhyweofferoptionsforyoutodecidewhichYouTubeexperienceisbestforyouruniquefamily. Discovertwowaysforkidstoexplore Newparentsupervisedexperience NewsupervisedexperienceonYouTubebeta TheYouTubeexperience—managedbyyou—forparentswhodecidetheirkidsarereadytoexplorethevastuniverseofYouTubevideos.Comeswithcontentsettingsforpre-teensandolder,limitedfeatures,anddigitalwellbeingprotections. CreateasupervisedGoogleAccountforyourchildtouseYouTube Linktheiraccounttoyouraccounttomanagetheexperience Choosefromthreecontentsettings Generallyalignwithcontentratingsbyage,startingat9+ Beforetheyexplore,helpthembecomesafe,preparedusersofYouTube Downloadandreviewourguidetostartthefamilyconversation Limitedfeaturesavailableinourbetaexperience Wecontinuetoworkwithparentsandindustryexpertstointroducemorefeatures Setparentalcontrols Blockchannels,adjusttimelimitswithGoogle’sFamilyLinkapp,andmore YouTube(parentsupervisedexperience)containsavastnumberofvideosandissignificantlylargerthanourseparateYouTubeKidsapp.Oursystemsworkhardtopreventinappropriatecontent,butarenotperfectandwillmakemistakes.Somevideosmaybeunsuitableforkids.Ifyoupreferamorelimitedexperienceforyourchild,YouTubeKidsmaybeabetteroption. LearnMore Separateappmadejustforkids Anappmadejustforkids Aseparateappbuiltfromthegrounduptobeasaferandsimplerexperienceforkidstoexplore,withtoolsforparentsandcaregiverstoguidetheirjourney. Createindividualprofilesasuniqueasyourkids Withpersonalizedcontentselectionsandsettings Chooseacontentsetting Selectfromoptionsforages4andunder,5-8,and9-12,orhandpickcontentyourself Setscreentimelimits,blockvideos,andmore Parentalcontrolstomanageyourfamily’sexperience Funoneveryscreen EnjoyYouTubeKidsonmobile,desktop,andSmartTVs YouTubeKidshasamuchsmallersetofcontentavailablethanYouTube’smainappandwebsite.WeworkhardtokeepvideosonYouTubeKidsfamily-friendlyanduseamixofautomatedfiltersbuiltbyourengineeringteams,humanreview,andfeedbackfromparentstoprotectourcommunity.Butnotallvideoshavebeenmanuallyreviewed.Ifyoufindsomethinginappropriatethatwemissed,youcanflagitforfastreview.Thismakestheappbetterforeveryone. LearnMore Frequentlyaskedquestions Understandingyourchoices What’sthedifferencebetweenasupervisedexperienceonYouTubeandregularYouTube? Yourchild’sexperiencewilllookmuchlikeYouTube’sflagshipappandwebsite,butwithadjustmentstothecontenttheycanfindandwatch,featurestheycanuse,defaultaccountsettings,andadsprotections. ThevideostheycanwatchwilldependonacontentsettingthatyouselectfortheirsupervisedaccountwhengrantingthempermissiontouseYouTube.We’lldisableanumberofstandardfeaturesnormallyavailableinYouTube,likecommentsandlivechat,aswellastheabilitiestocreateachannel,uploadcontent,andmakepurchases.Automaticreminderswillappearforbreaksandbedtime,whichtheycanadjusttoreinforcehealthyscreentimehabits,andYouTube’sautoplayfeaturewillbeoffbydefaultaswell. Sinceself-expressionandcommunityareintegralpartsoftheYouTubeexperiencewe’llworkwithparentsandexpertsasweconsideraddingsomeofthesefeaturesinthefuture. Thisexperiencedoesnotsupportaccountsprovidedthroughaschool,work,orotherorganization,somakesureyou'reusingapersonalGoogleAccountforyourselfandyourchild. What’sabeta?Whyareyoulaunchingthisexperienceinbeta? Betameanswe’restillimprovingtheexperience,andwewelcomeyoutojoinifyou’dliketobeapartofthejourney.Tohelpusgethere,we’vespokenwithparentsandchilddevelopmentandchildren’smediaexpertsfromallovertheworld.ButYouTubeservesbillionsofusersgloballyandeveryfamilyhasadifferentapproachtohowtheyusetechnology,accesstheinternet,andsetdigitalgroundrules.Weexpectthisexperiencetoevolveovertimeaswecontinueshapingtheproduct,gatheringfeedback,andthoughtfullyaddingmoretoolsforparents. WhatisYouTubeKids?HowisitdifferentfromasupervisedaccountonYouTube? YouTubeKidsisourdedicatedappbuiltfromthegroundupwithkidsinmind,whileasupervisedaccountgivesyouthechoicetoallowyourkidsaccesstoamanagedversionofregularYouTube. WelaunchedYouTubeKidsin2015togivekidsasafer,morecontainedenvironment,withthreecontentsettings(Pre-school,Younger,andOlder)andparentalcontrolstohelpguidetheirviewingexperience.ContentinYouTubeKidsisadiversebutsmallerselectionofcontentthanregularYouTube-selectedthroughacombinationofhumanreview,curatedplaylistsfromexperts,andalgorithmicfiltering. Learnmoreatyoutube.com/kids. SupervisedaccountsonYouTube HowdoIgetstarted? SupervisedaccountsonYouTubeareavailableforchildrenunder13(orapplicableageinyourcountry)withaGoogleAccountmanagedbyFamilyLink.Bysettingupasupervisedaccountlinkedtoyourown,andusingyourchild’saccounttosignintoYouTube,wecanadjusttheirexperienceasdescribedinthefirstFAQabove. Learnmoretogetstarted. Whataremychoicesforcontentsettings? Asaparent,you’vewatchedyourchildgrowandhaveseentheirinterestschange.Whereverthesenewinterestsleadthem,YouTube’sdiverseplatformofcontentcreatorsofferentertainment,ideas,perspectives,andcommunitiesforthemtoexplore.Youknowyourchildbestandthat’swhyweofferthreecontentsettingoptionsforyoutochoose: Explore:Generallyalignswithcontentratingsforviewersages9+.Thiswillfeaturearangeofvlogs,tutorials,gamingvideos,musicvideos,news,educationalcontent,DIY,artsandcrafts,dance,andmore.Nolivestreams,exceptforPremieres. Exploremore:Generallyalignswithcontentratingsforviewersages13+.Thissettingwillincludealargersetofvideos–includinglivestreams–inthesamecategoriesasExplore. MostofYouTube:IncludesalmosteverythingonYouTube,excludingcontentmarked18+bychannels,oursystems,orourreviewers. ThesecontentsettingscontainavastnumberofvideosandaresignificantlylargerthanourseparateYouTubeKidsapp.Oursystemsworkhardtopreventinappropriatecontent,butarenotperfectandwillmakemistakes.Somevideosmaybeunsuitableforkids.Ifyoupreferamorelimitedexperienceforyourchild,YouTubeKidsmaybeabetteroption. Learnmoreaboutthecontentpoliciesforeachofthesecontentsettings. HowdoesYouTubeprotectmychildfrominappropriatevideos? PeoplearoundtheworlduseYouTubetoexpresstheirideasandopinionsfreely,andwebelievethatabroadrangeofperspectivesultimatelymakesusastrongerandmoreinformedsociety,evenifwedisagreewithsomeofthoseviews.OurCommunityGuidelinessetoutwhat’sallowedandnotallowedonYouTube,andalsoapplyinasupervisedexperience. Bysettingupasupervisedaccountforyourchild,andchoosingacontentsettingforthem,thiswillprovideadditionallimitsonthecontenttheycanfindorgetrecommended. Wecaredeeplyaboutourusersandworkhardtoexcludeunsuitablevideos,butnoautomatedsystemoffiltersisperfect.Youcanchangeapppermissionsandcontentsettingsforyourchildatanytime.IfyoufindsomethingyoubelieveviolatesourCommunityGuidelines,reportitforreview.ThismakesYouTubebetterforeveryone. Whatparentalcontrolsareavailable? Yourchild’ssupervisedaccountislinkedtoyourownaccount,whichgivesyoutheabilitytoadjusttheiraccountsettings.Thisincludeschangingtheircontentsetting,pausingorclearingtheirhistory,blockingchannels,andifneeded,removingtheiraccesstoYouTube.Learnmorehere. HowdoesYouTubeprotectmychild’sprivacy? YouTubeisapartofGoogleandadherestoGoogle’sprivacypoliciesandprinciples.Weknowit’simportantforyoutounderstandwhatpersonalinformationwecollectinassociationwithyourchild’sGoogleAccount,whywecollectit,andhowyoucanupdate,manage,export,anddeletethatinformation.TheGooglePrivacyPolicyandourPrivacyNoticeforGoogleAccountsforchildrenunder13(orapplicableageinyourcountry)explainourprivacypracticesforyourchild’saccount. Yourchildcanmanageandlearnmoreabouttheirprivacysettingsandcontrolsunder"YourDatainYouTube"intheiraccount.Thispageincludesasummaryoftheircontentandactivitydata,settingstomanagethisdata,andinformationonhowtheirdataisusedtoimprovetheirYouTubeexperience,likeremindingthemwhatthey’vewatched,andgivingthemmorerelevantrecommendationsandsearchresults.Astheparentmanagerofyourchild’sGoogleAccount,youcanpauseorcleartheirsearchandwatchhistoryfromFamilyLink,orfromyourparentsettingspageinYouTube. Whataboutads?Willmychildseethem? Yes.LimitedpaidadvertisementsmakeitpossibleforYouTubetoprovideanexperiencefreeofchargeforfamilieseverywhere,andhelpsupportcontentcreatorstobringtheircreativeideastolife.Tobetterprotectchildren,adsincertaincategoriesareprohibitedandpersonalizedadsaredisabled.IfyouhaveaYouTubePremiumfamilyplanyourchildiseligibleforad-freeviewingandothersharedbenefitsofmembership.