YouTube Is Adding A New Feature For Parents With Kids

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YouTube is filled with all kinds of videos. But as a parent, you may not want your child watching particular videos. Soon that won't be a problem. YouTube is set to launch a new monitoring tool for parents with kids who have outgrown YouTube Kids.

Very soon the social media site is set to launch a new monitoring tool for parents. Parents can have control over what their kids watch through a supervised Google account.

Parents will be given three options when it comes to monitoring their kids. The “Explore” setting gives them the most control. It's recommended for kids over nine. It allows them to watch things like vlogs, tutorials, gaming videos, music clips, and educational content. Then there’s the “Explore More” restriction, which provides access to content suitable for teens over 13. Finally there’s the “Most of YouTube” category, which provides viewers with most of the site’s content, with the exception of anything with an age restriction.As for how acceptable content is chosen, YouTube says it will listen to user input, as well as human reviews and machine learning to help in the makeup of a child’s feed. These features will definitely give parents a sense of relief. You'll now know exactly what your child is watching.

More info is here.

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YouTube Is Adding A New Feature For Parents With Kids

YouTube is filled with all kinds of videos. But as a parent, you may not want your child watching particular videos. Soon that won’t be a problem. YouTube is set…

Melany Myers

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