Overview
- Parents can now set daily limits on Shorts for supervised teen accounts, with a zero‑minute option to block Shorts coming soon.
- Outlets report adjustable limits from 15 minutes up to two hours, and teens cannot change or disable a limit set by a parent.
- Parents of supervised accounts can set custom Bedtime and Take a Break reminders to encourage healthier viewing habits.
- YouTube published principles and a creator guide to push more age‑appropriate, enriching videos to teens, developed with input from its Youth Advisory Committee, UCLA researchers, the APA, and Boston Children’s Digital Wellness Lab, with examples like Khan Academy, CrashCourse, and TED‑Ed.
- A simplified sign‑up and easier account switching experience will arrive in the coming weeks, building on YouTube’s AI age‑estimation safeguards and Google’s policy requiring parental approval to remove supervision.