Use breakout, privacy, and autoplay tools to manage the time kids and teens spend on YouTube
Our existing digital wellness tools since 2018 have helped moms and dads around the world strike the right balance between content viewing and health for their families, and we continue to invest in and improve these tools over the years to make them even more relevant to the community. Teenagers.
Reminder to take a break They can be set to certain frequencies so that users take a break from watching videos Bedtime reminders They are activated at specific times to encourage them to stop watching videos and go to sleep. Both features are available worldwide and are turned on by default for teens and younger children. We're also announcing improvements to our Bedtime and Take a Break features: Full-screen reminders will appear in Shorts and Long videos, and Take a Break will default to every 60 minutes. Moms and dads can also manage their teens' usage time through it Family link With a supervised account.
auto start, which makes it easy to choose which video you want to watch next, is turned off by default for teens on YouTube. In addition, mothers or fathers can use supervised accounts Choose to turn off autoplayTo do this, they must access YouTube with a linked parental account, go to Parental Settings, select their son or daughter's account, and then turn on the Disable Autoplay feature.
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