YouTube adds new parental controls for teens, limits Shorts scrolling

YouTube is expanding parental controls to give parents more say over how their teen children use the platform. The Google-owned service now allows parents to set limits on the amount of time teens spend scrolling YouTube Shorts.

Parents can choose how much time they can set through several time choices that include 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours for each app type. Then there will be a time when they will be able to limit the Shorts feed to zero, thereby turning off Shorts for a day.

Apart from time durability, YouTube has introduced guiding principles for content in order to promote developmentally appropriate content. YouTube will also begin recommending videos from learn-rich channels like Khan Academy Kids, Crash Course Kids, and TED-Ed for teenagers. 

These measures have been drafted with the help of the Youth Advisory Board, in association with the Centre for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA, with inputs from world experts such as the American Psychological Association and Boston Children's Hospital.

Additionally, the changes include an update of the account creation page on the YouTube platform. This updated update allows parents to easily create accounts for their children, automatically set up teens in the under-18 protected accounts, and switch accounts in the mobile app with a few clicks.