Instagram immediately revealed a lot of measures to guarantee the safety of children who use the platform. Apple has arisen some features to safeguard children, but have been encountered with privacy problems. In the midst of all this, Google, for its part, has announced a clutch of changes to YouTube, search and its other applications. And everyone is destined to make things safer for children online.
The list of updates includes making YouTube videos created by private children by default, allowing children or your parents to request the deletion of your Google image results and activate the security search By default.
“Some of our most popular products help children and adolescents explore their interests, learn more about the world and connect with friends, we are committed to making these experiences constantly safer for them,” Google said in a publication of Blog.
YouTube to too commercial content of the ax aimed at children
Detailing the various settings that you plan, Google said that on YouTube you will “change the default charging settings to the most private option available for adolescents from 13 to 17 years,” which allows the content to be seen only by the user and whoever choose. Of course, if users want the content to be made public, they can choose that option.
YouTube will also return ‘take a break and reminders at bedtime by default for all users between 13 and 17 years old. It will also activate automatic playback by default for these users.
“In the coming months, we will also launch additional parent controls in the Youtube Kids application, including the ability to choose a” blocked “default automatic playback configuration,” he said.
YouTube will also take measures on commercial content aimed at children. “He said he will also begin to eliminate the excessively commercial content of YouTube Kids,” as a video that only focuses on the packaging of products or directly encourages children to spend money. “
YouTube said it has been encountered a “parent guide” to suggest ways that the elderly help children understand the content they can see on YouTube, including promotions of paid products.
Children will have more control over their fingerprint.
Other important changes that Google is trying to belong to your search.
One of the existing protections offered is the search for safety, which helps filter the explicit results when enabled and it is already on by default for all users signed in 13. “In the coming months, we will convert SafeSearch ON to That exists Signed by users under 18 are under 18 years of age and make this the default configuration for adolescents that make up new accounts, “said Google.
Google is also turning off the default location history for users under 18 worldwide.
In addition, giving children more control over their fingerprint, Google is entering a new policy that allows anyone under 18, or their parent or guardian, requesting the elimination of their images from the Google image results. “Of course, delete an image of the search does not eliminate it from the web, but we believe that this change will help you give young people more controls of your online images,” Google added.
Google will also help parents decide if an application is adequate for your child with the next security section of the game store. Applications will be required to disclose how they use the data that collects in greater detail.
