Technology
YouTube launches supervised accounts for tweens and teens
Follow @https://twitter.com/PCMag
PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.
YouTube has realized that YouTube Kids is too limiting for older kids while at the same time full-blown YouTube access is too much for young teenagers to handle, so it’s introducing a third option for parents. Supervised accounts are launching for tweens (ages 10-14) and teens.
As James Beser, Director of Product Management, Kids and Family at YouTube, explains, “We’ve heard from parents and older children that tweens and teens have different needs, which weren’t being fully met by our products. As children grow up, they have insatiable curiosity and need to gain independence and find new ways to learn, create, and belong.”
Working with parents and experts, YouTube developed the supervised account concept, which will offer three-tier content settings: Explore, Explore More, and Most of YouTube. The general guidance is that Explore is for the 9+ age group, Explore More is for 13+, and Most of YouTube offers access to everything except age-restricted content and sensitive topics deemed only appropriate for older teens.
This new, progressive approach will allow parents to step up from YouTube Kids and through the three levels of a supervised account as they see fit before removing the restrictions completely as their children become young adults. For now, the supervised account is being offered in an early beta for families under the age of consent. Feedback will help refine the features before expanding it to a wider audience.
This article originally published at PCMag
here
-
Entertainment6 days ago
WordPress.org’s login page demands you pledge loyalty to pineapple pizza
-
Entertainment7 days ago
Rules for blocking or going no contact after a breakup
-
Entertainment6 days ago
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ review: Can Barry Jenkins break the Disney machine?
-
Entertainment5 days ago
OpenAI’s plan to make ChatGPT the ‘everything app’ has never been more clear
-
Entertainment4 days ago
‘The Last Showgirl’ review: Pamela Anderson leads a shattering ensemble as an aging burlesque entertainer
-
Entertainment5 days ago
How to watch NFL Christmas Gameday and Beyoncé halftime
-
Entertainment4 days ago
Polyamorous influencer breakups: What happens when hypervisible relationships end
-
Entertainment3 days ago
‘The Room Next Door’ review: Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore are magnificent