Safer Internet Day: Check these simple tips on safe online browsing for kids on YouTube

Popular online video sharing and social media platform owned by Google - YouTube on Tuesday shared some of the features that have given viewers a high-quality experience on Safer Internet Day.  "From helpful protections to easy-to-use tools, we’ve built these capabilities to give you more control of your overall YouTube experience," the platform said.

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 "If you are a parent or caregiver, we offer options and controls to help you decide what kind of YouTube experience is best for you, You can start them off with YouTube Kids. We built YouTube Kids to create a safer environment for kids to explore their interests and curiosity, while giving parents the tools to customize the experience," YouTube said in a blog post.

YouTube focus on including videos that are age-appropriate and high-quality on the app; you can choose from three age-based content levels (Preschool, Younger, Older) or decide to hand-pick only the videos, channels, and collections of content you want your child to watch.

YouTube also offer you an option if you have decided your tweens or teens are ready to explore YouTube with a supervised account. This supervised experience allows you to link your child’s Google Account to your own before choosing from three content settings (Explore, Explore more, Most of YouTube) that generally align with content ratings for pre-teens and older.

YouTube disable a number of features normally available on YouTube, like comments and live chat, as well as the abilities to create a channel, upload content, and make purchases.

- Reminders and options to keep up with your digital wellbeing

YouTube wellbeing features are designed to help you better understand your YouTube usage and create healthy habits, like taking time to disconnect.

YouTube “Bedtime” or “Take a Break” Reminders, located in your Settings, can prompt you to stop watching videos for the day, either during or after video play.

 - Bedtime Controls

YouTube Autoplay feature is a “lean back” experience that keeps videos playing without requiring you to select a new video when the video you’re watching finishes. You can choose to turn off the Autoplay feature at any time using the toggle option available on the watch page.

- YouTube Quick Tip: Curious about how much content you’ve watched on YouTube? Log into YouTube, tap your profile picture and then tap on “Time Watched”.

-  More controls to manage your data on YouTube

 "Check out the Your Data in YouTube feature to easily browse, delete or pause your YouTube search or watch history. Any videos removed from your history will no longer influence your recommendations, and queries you’ve removed won’t show in your search bar as your history suggestions," the platform said.