YouTube is doing something. They are giving parents control over what their teenagers can do on the site. The big thing that parents wanted is here. Now parents can limit what their teenagers see on YouTube Shorts. Soon they will be able to turn off YouTube Shorts for their childs account. This is a deal for YouTube and, for parents who want to control what their teenagers watch on YouTube.

This matters because YouTube Shorts is made for people to scroll through quickly and easily which is good for watching fun videos. It can also make the time you spend on the screen get really out of hand. These new controls are trying to help families do something useful, than just saying “do not watch too much YouTube Shorts”. They let parents set rules inside YouTube Shorts.

YouTube announced something and I want to know what it is. What did YouTube say they are going to do? I am talking about the thing that YouTube announced. I want to know more, about what YouTube announced.

YouTube has announced tools for parents of supervised accounts mainly focused on teens that help parents. These tools are for the parents of accounts on YouTube, mainly the ones with teenage kids. The new tools, from YouTube are supposed to help the parents of these accounts.

Set a daily time limit on Shorts scrolling

(Soon) set that Shorts limit to “zero”—effectively turning Shorts off for that account for the day/period

Customize wellbeing reminders like Bedtime and Take a Break for supervised accounts

We need to make it simpler for parents to create and set up accounts. This way parents can make account sign-up and setup easier and manage supervised accounts without any hassle. Supervised account sign-up and setup should be easy to understand and do so parents can create accounts and manage them more smoothly.

Improve content guidance and recommendations for younger audiences (including more learning-focused suggestions in some cases)

The people at YouTube wrote about these updates, on the YouTube blog and a lot of technology websites are talking about them. These updates are news and people are reading about them on tech websites because they were announced on the YouTube blog.

The big change: Shorts feed limits (including “zero”)

1) Parents can set a timer that limits how long their kids can scroll through Shorts. This way parents have control over how time their kids spend watching Shorts. The Shorts scrolling timer is a tool for parents who want to make sure their kids do not spend too much time watching Shorts. Parents can use the Shorts scrolling timer to set a time limit, for watching Shorts.

Parents can decide how time their teenager spends on the Shorts feed. They can set a time limit for their teens supervised account. The time limit options are pretty simple. Parents can choose from a minutes to a couple of hours. There are many preset time options to pick from. This way parents can control how time their teenager spends on the Shorts feed every day.

This is not like tools that track how much time you spend on a screen. It is different because it looks at something when you keep scrolling through short videos, on YouTube over and over again.

2) The “set to zero” option (Shorts off)

The thing everyone is talking about: YouTube says parents will soon be able to set the YouTube Shorts feed limit to zero which effectively means YouTube Shorts will not show up all for the kids.

The shorts feature will be turned off for that teenagers account for the rest of the day. Until the parent decides to change it back. The parent has control, over the teenagers account so they can change this setting whenever they want to. The shorts feature will stay disabled for the teenagers account until something changes.

The teenager is still able to use YouTube for things but the YouTube Shorts loop is blocked. The YouTube Shorts part is not working for them because it is blocked. This means they can watch YouTube videos but they cannot watch the YouTube Shorts over and over again in a loop.

YouTube gave a simple example from everyday life. For example a parent could set YouTube Shorts to zero when their kid is doing homework. Then they can let their kid watch YouTube Shorts for sixty minutes when they are, on a car trip. This is a way for parents to control how much time their kid spends watching YouTube Shorts.

3) Why this is a big deal in practice

Short form video is really powerful because of what it can do. It is powerful. Short form video is a way to get a message across.

* It gets your attention

Short form video is powerful.

High-frequency rewards (something new every swipe)

Low friction (no commitment, no “episode ending”)

Algorithmically personalized very quickly

So a “Shorts limit to zero” gives parents a way to control things. They can say to their kids: “You can still use YouTube for music, tutorials, school videos and long videos but the short videos part is not available now because we have set the Shorts limit to zero.” This means kids can still watch YouTube for things but they cannot watch the short videos, which is like a game where you keep watching one video after another because the Shorts limit to zero is, in place.

One outlet said this is a way to stop people from scrolling through things without thinking for kids and teenagers.

So you want to know how the Shorts limit is going to work. The Shorts limit is something that people are talking about. It is good to understand what to expect from the Shorts limit. When we talk about the Shorts limit we are talking about what the Shorts limit can do and how it will affect the Shorts. The Shorts limit is a rule that applies to the Shorts so we should know how the Shorts limit works and what the Shorts limit means for the Shorts.

The way YouTube looks can be different in places and at different times when it is being introduced.. Usually the supervised experience, on YouTube is controlled through the Family Center and the tools that are linked to it for supervision. You can think of it like this:

The parent is in charge of making an account for the teen. This means the parent links their account to the teens account or creates a new one for the teen. The parent is responsible, for setting up the teens account.

The parent opens the family settings, on YouTube that are used for supervision. These settings are really useful for the parent to control what the child can do on YouTube. The parent can use YouTubes family settings to keep an eye on the childs activities. The parent opens YouTubes family supervision settings to make sure the child is safe.

A parent has found that there is a limit, to the shorts feed. The parent discovered that the shorts feed has a limit. This limit is something that the parent came across. The parent found this limit on the shorts feed.

The parent sets a limit for how long something can be used. This limit is usually between 15 and 120 minutes every day. The parent decides what this daily cap is, for the child.

On the parent will be able to change this setting they can even set it to zero when this feature is fully available.

It is really important to know that reports say the limit is supposed to be controlled by parents, not something that kids can easily change on their own. The limit is meant to be parent-controlled so parents are, in charge of it not the kids.

New wellbeing controls: Bedtime and “Take a Break” reminders

YouTube has had features to help with wellbeing for a while like reminders that say “Take a break” and prompts that remind you to go to bed. The new thing here is that YouTube wants to give parents control over the accounts of their teenagers when they are being supervised. This is about the supervised teen accounts, on YouTube.

What is new

For accounts parents will be able to set custom YouTube Bedtime reminders and YouTube Take a Break reminders. This is building on YouTubes existing wellbeing protections, for teens. YouTube is doing this to help parents and teens. The YouTube Bedtime reminders and YouTube Take a Break reminders will be helpful.

Why this matters

A teenager might ignore a reminder that’s not really important or is easy to ignore.. When parents can set it as part of the supervised experience for the teenager the reminder becomes something the teenager has to pay attention to because it is part of the supervised experience, for the teenager.

more consistent,

harder to “just turn off,”

aligned with family routines (school nights vs weekends).

This is part of a trend where platforms are trying to show that they are not just adding safety labels but they are also adding actual tools that can change the way people use the platforms. The platforms want to make it clear that they are doing more than adding safety labels to their products. They are adding tools that can actually change how people use the platforms like the safety labels. That is a big deal, for the platforms.

Easier supervised account setup: updated sign-up experience

YouTube is also making it easier for parents to make and look after accounts for their kids and teenagers. This is another part of the announcement from YouTube. The main goal is to help parents create and manage accounts, for kids and teens on YouTube.

YouTube is changing a lot of things.

The way YouTube is changing is really interesting.

There are changes that YouTube is making to its website and apps.

* YouTube is changing how videos are recommended to users

YouTube is changing the way people watch videos on the site.

The changes that YouTube is making are big.

YouTube is. It is going to be very different soon.

YouTube is going to make some changes. They want to make it easier for parents to make accounts for their kids on YouTube. This new sign-up thing will be available soon. YouTube says it will be ready in a weeks. The idea is to help parents control what their kids can and cannot do on YouTube. YouTube wants to make it simpler for parents to create accounts, for kids and manage what they can access on YouTube.

I do not understand why YouTube is doing this. YouTube is making a lot of changes. I am not sure what YouTube is trying to accomplish. I just wish YouTube would explain what YouTube is doing.

A big problem that people face is that parental controls are only useful if families can:

understand the setup,

finish it without confusion,

I want to keep it enabled.

When setting things up seems hard a lot of parents do not use these features at all or they only use the restrictions that are on the device. This means they are missing out on the tools that the platform, for the device has to offer the platforms tools.

YouTube wants to make it easy for people to use accounts. They want it to feel like setting up a profile is a thing to do. YouTube is trying to make supervised accounts feel easy and normal.

Content quality and “age-appropriate” viewing: the other half of the update

Time limits are not the answer, to all our problems. A teenager can still watch videos but pick ones that are not true too grown up or really upsetting. That is why YouTube is also talking about the kind of videos that’re okay to watch and the rules they should follow.

Teen-focused quality principles and creator guidance

YouTube wants to make sure that the videos on their site are good for kids to watch. They are talking about rules to help make this happen. YouTube is trying to make their site a safer place for younger viewers to have fun and learn things. They really want to make sure that kids see things that’re suitable, for their age. YouTube is working on this to make kids and their parents happy.

The practical goal: shape both sides of the marketplace:

The people who make things for the internet will now have an idea of what kind of stuff is okay for teenagers to see. This means that creators will know what to make for teen- content. They will have expectations, for teen-suitable content, which is a good thing. Creators of teen- content will be happy to have these new guidelines.

Parents are getting control over the things their kids do. This means parents have tools to help them make sure their kids are safe. Parents get control tools so they can look after their kids better.

Teens should get a feed that’s not too crazy and does not lead to bad things. The feed for teens should be less chaotic. This means the teen feed is less likely to spiral into things that can hurt them. Teens need a feed like this to stay safe. The teen feed should be simple and easy to understand not leading to rabbit holes. This is important, for teens.

Educational suggestions for kids

YouTube is suggesting videos from channels that people know about like Khan Academy and CrashCourse for younger users. These are channels that lots of people think are good, for learning. YouTube wants younger users to watch videos from Khan Academy and CrashCourse because they are helpful.

This is not something that is nice to have. It shows that YouTube wants to be seen as a place for people to learn things and not just a place for entertainment. YouTube wants people to think of YouTube as a place where they can go to learn things. YouTube is trying to be more, than a place where people go to have fun and watch videos. YouTube wants to be a place where people can learn things on YouTube.

This is about how thingsre changing because people want to keep kids safe on the internet. There is a lot of pressure on websites and apps to protect minors. The pressure on platforms to protect minors is getting stronger. People are worried about what kids can see and do online. This is why there is much pressure on platforms to protect minors. They need to make sure kids are safe when they are using their sites. The pressure, on platforms to protect minors is a deal.

YouTube is not doing this on its own. For a years now the government and people who make rules have been asking big websites like YouTube to do something about the safety of teenagers and how much time they spend looking at screens. The schools and parents are also worried, about this. They want something to be done. YouTube and other big platforms are being pushed to make some changes. Safety and screen time are the main concerns.

Some technology websites say that other websites have done something to keep teenagers safe including:

Meta’s teen restrictions across apps

TikTok has a feature that limits how long people under the age of 18 can use the app. This feature is meant to help young people manage their time on TikTok. The under 18 time limit features on TikTok are important because they help keep users safe. TikToks under 18 time limit features are a thing for parents who want to control how much time their kids spend on the app.

* The under 18 time limit features on TikTok let parents set a time limit for their kids.

* TikToks under 18 time limit features also remind users to take a break when they have been using the app for too long.

The under 18 time limit features on TikTok are a way for the company to show that it cares about the being of its young users. TikToks under 18 time limit features are a step, in the right direction.

YouTube is doing something that a lot of companies are doing too. They are making a change with the YouTube Shorts. This change is an one because it can stop people from getting too caught up in YouTube Shorts, which can be very addictive.. People will still be able to use the rest of YouTube. The YouTube Shorts limit is being set to zero which is a deal. This means that YouTube is trying to control how time people spend on YouTube Shorts. YouTube wants to make sure that people do not get too addicted, to YouTube Shorts.

The people who are in charge get these controls. These controls are given to the people who’re responsible for making sure everything works properly. The people who are, in charge of these controls are the ones who have the power to make decisions about them. They are the ones who get to decide what happens with these controls.

YouTube is making some changes. These changes are for the accounts of teenagers who’re under 18 years old. YouTube wants to control what these teenagers can do on the site. The people, in charge of these teenagers will be able to supervise their YouTube accounts.

So if a teenager is using an account and it is not supervised then parents will not be able to see these options. In that situation families usually have to rely on:

device-level screen time tools (Android Digital Wellbeing / Apple Screen Time),

router-level restrictions,

For YouTube settings that help with wellbeing the teen has to turn them on. These are YouTubes wellbeing settings.

But the new announcement is specifically about what parents can do when an account is under supervision.

YouTube is really focusing on YouTube Shorts. This is because YouTube Shorts are short videos. People like to watch YouTube Shorts because they’re short and fun. YouTube wants people to watch YouTube Shorts. YouTube thinks YouTube Shorts are the future of YouTube. YouTube is trying to make YouTube Shorts better. YouTube wants people to make YouTube Shorts.

YouTube has something called Shorts. It is really helping YouTube grow.. At the same time Shorts is also causing a lot of problems, for parents. Parents are complaining about YouTube Shorts a lot.

Shorts has a things that make Shorts really tough to deal with:

It is always one swipe. We do one swipe and then we do another one more swipe. The thing one more swipe is that it never really ends with just one more swipe.

There’s no natural stopping point.

People usually. Listen to it without doing anything. The thing is, they do not take a part, in it. They just sit back. Let the information come to them. This information is usually something that people see or hear every day.

When you watch videos you usually pick something on purpose. But, with YouTube Shorts the algorithm does the choosing for YouTube Shorts.

People usually use it when they do not have anything to put in a space. It is, like a default thing that they use to fill something up. The thing that is used as a default filler is used a lot.

I say I have 5 minutes. It always turns into 45 minutes. This happens with my time estimates, for the project every day. I plan for 5 minutes. The project takes so much longer it turns into 45 minutes. My 5 minutes are never 5 minutes they always turn into 45 minutes.

YouTube has come up with parental controls. This is basically YouTube saying that YouTube Shorts are not the same as YouTube videos. Parents want to be able to turn YouTube Shorts on or off.. At the very least they want a hard limit, on YouTube Shorts. This is what parents are looking for when it comes to YouTube Shorts.

The thing that setting the Shorts limit to zero does not automatically solve is that it still does not stop all the Shorts from showing up. Setting Shorts limit to zero is supposed to help with this problem. It does not automatically solve the issue of Shorts still appearing. The Shorts limit, to zero setting does not automatically solve this problem because it only does part of the job.

* It does not remove existing Shorts

* It does not prevent Shorts from being made

Setting the Shorts limit to zero does not automatically solve these issues with Shorts.

This thing is really good. It does not fix everything on its own. For example:

A teenager can still watch videos for a long time if YouTube Shorts is the only thing that has limits. This is because the teenager is watching the long-form videos, not the YouTube Shorts. The teenager will spend hours on these long-form videos.

The way something makes you feel is not always about how long it’s. Sometimes a long video can be boring but a short video, like a YouTube Short can be much better.

If the website blocks Shorts teenagers will probably look at websites that have short videos. The teenagers may go to these websites because they like watching short videos. Teens, like Shorts because it has videos so they will look for other places that have the same thing.

So the best approach is usually done in layers. This means that you do one thing and then you add something to it like the best approach, with computer security the best approach is usually layered you have a firewall and then you have a virus scanner and then you have something else the best approach is usually layered.

Shorts limit (including zero) for the most compulsive behavior

Bedtime/Break reminders for routine and pacing

Content supervision to reduce exposure to risky material

Device-level screen time for overall boundaries

The YouTube update is really useful for the two layers of this thing. It makes a difference for the first layer and the second layer. The YouTube update is very helpful, for these parts the first two layers.

There are some useful ways that families can make the most of these new controls. Families can use these controls to do things like set limits on screen time for the kids. These new controls are very helpful for families who want to make sure their children are safe online. Families can also use these controls to monitor what their kids are doing on the computer or phone. This helps families to keep their children safe, from things they might see online. Families can use these controls to protect their kids and that is a good thing.

There are some things that parents usually find helpful when they are setting things up at home. These are things that really work for parents. Parents often find these setups to be very useful.

1) School-day mode

Shorts: 0 minutes Monday–Thursday (or during exam periods)

YouTube has a lot of videos. These videos are good for tutorials. You can also use them for school. Some people like to watch how-to videos on YouTube. The long videos on YouTube are really helpful for learning things like tutorials and school work and for figuring out how to do something by watching how-, to videos.

Bedtime reminder set to match school schedule

2) Weekend balance mode

Shorts: 30–60 minutes

Bedtime reminder later than weekdays

“Take a break” reminders to prevent long binge sessions

3) Travel mode

Shorts: 60 minutes during a road trip or waiting time

When the limit is reached a teenager can still watch a chosen video, like a movie recap or a vlog or a documentary instead of just keeping on scrolling forever. This way the teenager gets to finish watching the video they want to see.

That last point is really important. Shorts take up our time in a way than long videos do. The tool actually helps us watch things on purpose of just watching whatever is there. It helps us use our time in a way by redirecting our viewing into something more intentional like watching Shorts or long videos when we really want to.

Rollout timing and what to watch for

These features are being added now. The new option that is called “zero” will be available soon. We are also working on a way to sign up and this will be ready, in a few weeks. The exact time when you can use these features might be different depending on where you’re what version of the app you have.

If you do not see it yet:

You have to make sure that YouTube is updated.

I need to make sure the teen account is really set up to be supervised. The teen account needs to be supervised so I want to confirm that it is actually set up that way.

and check Family Center/supervision settings.