As of January 6, 2019, YouTube nowrequirescreators to label their channels and videos as “made for kids” if the primary audience for their content is children. Content that has a “mixed audience,” but is still directed at children would also fall under this label. For example, educatio...
YouTube in recent weeks has been besieged byvarious scandalsand responded to some bystrengthening hate speech rules. A new report today details one major change being discussed to better protect kids on the site. Expand prevnext Boom's first supersonic flight was #ShotOniPhone featuring Starlink...
As onelegal blogput it, "Even if your site or app isn't intended for minors, but kids use it, you're still responsible for sticking to COPPA rules." In a statement on Friday, YouTube said, "While we haven't received the complaint, protecting kids and families has always been a top...
"YouTube has now grown to a big city. More bad actors have come into place. And just like in any big city, you need a new set of rules and laws and kind of regulatory regime," chief product officer Neal Mohan said in an interview. Rising public pressure on YouTube and other social...
Google’s content policies for YouTube Kids Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) 2. Follow Rules for Google Account Creation Now, let’s look into the Google account creation rules for YouTube. Children over the age of thirteenmay establish their own Google account under parental ...
A diss track created by popular YouTube creator PewDiePie was removed by YouTube for violating cyberbullying and child safety rules. The video was directed at Cocomelon, one of the most popular children’s channels on the platform.
Children’s advocacy groups like Common Sense feel that the rules don’t go far enough, and that placing most of the burden on creators rather than YouTube itself won’t do enough to protect kids online. However, the rules are “entirely consistent with what YouTube is required to do ...
While these videos don't violate the platform's policies, repeated viewings could be harmful to some youth. YouTube already prohibits videos of fights between minors. James Beser, director of product management for YouTube Kids and Youth, announced the new policy in a blog post Thursday....
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Miller also pointed to a change announced earlier this month to YouTube’s monetization policies for channels that primarily create kids and family content. Under the new policy, YouTube channels primarily targeting young audiences that have “predominantly low-quality ...