Overview
- Parents of supervised teen accounts can now set a Shorts feed time limit, with reported options from 15 minutes up to two hours and a zero‑minute setting to fully block Shorts arriving soon.
- Custom Bedtime and Take a Break reminders are available for supervised accounts, expanding on default wellbeing protections for users aged 13 to 17.
- The new controls apply to protected under‑18 experiences, and kids and teens cannot change or disable these limits on their own.
- YouTube published “high‑quality teen content” principles and a creator guide that will shape recommendations toward sources like Khan Academy, CrashCourse, and TED‑Ed, developed with input from UCLA, the APA, and Boston Children’s Hospital.
- An updated sign‑up flow and easier in‑app account switching for families will roll out in the coming days and weeks as platforms face intensifying scrutiny of infinite‑scroll short‑form formats.