Google, responding to critics urging the internet giant to improve child safety in its services, announced a series of changes to YouTube and Google services designed to provide additional protecti…
One of the biggest updates: YouTube will gradually start adjusting the default upload setting to the most private option available for users ages 13-17. With private uploads, content can only be seen by the user“We want to help younger users make informed decisions about their online footprint and digital privacy, including encouraging them to make an intentional choice if they’d like to make their content public,” James Beser, YouTube director of product management wrote in a blog post.
In addition, YouTube also will turn off the video autoplay feature for all users 13-17. The platform will add an autoplay option on YouTube Kids, its curated-content experience for kids 4-12, but that also will be turned off by default. “We want to empower parents to be able to choose an autoplay setting that’s right for their family,” Beser wrote.
In another big change, Google in the next few weeks will introduce a new policy that lets anyone under 18 — or their parent or guardian — to request the removal of their images from Google Image results. “Of course, removing an image from Search doesn’t remove it from the web, but we believe this change will help give young people more control of their images online,” Mindy Brooks, GM of Google Kids and Families, wrote in a blog post.
Google SafeSearch will be enabled by default for users under 18 and Location History will be turned off by default for users under 18.
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