Updated March 14th 2017 YouTube is home of tons and tons of great videos, and a lot of them are ideal for children to watch. It has everything from cartoons to TV episodes to science videos to early learning shows. Kids can easily find videos of their favorite characters to watch. While this can be a great way to keep a child occupied while on a long car ride or in a restaurant, what happens when the video is over and they start looking for other things to watch on their own? With over 100 hours of videos uploaded to YouTube every minute, it’s likely they could watch something that’s not suitable. After all, it’s not all funny cat videos. That’s why it’s a good idea to utilize YouTube’s parental controls. It’s already built in and does a decent job at providing a first line of defense against displaying inappropriate videos. Plus, it’s free. While there’s no guarantee that it can successfully ban all inappropriate videos, it does a good job of showing videos more suitable for kids. The parental controls on YouTube are referred to as Safety Mode. Once Safety mode is activated, the site uses age-restriction settings, community flagging, and other details to help filter videos that are unsuitable for kids. YouTube’s Safety mode is also connected to Google’s SafeSearch, so when you turn on Safety mode in YouTube you’re automatically activating the SafeSearch feature in Google. Since Safety mode is a browser feature once you turn it on, it remains on when you look for YouTube videos in that browser. So even if you’re not logged into your YouTube account and are searching YouTube for videos, Safety mode will still be working. Additionally, you’ll need to manually turn on Safety mode in all the browsers you use. So if you have more than one browser on your computer, you’ll need to launch each browser, visit YouTube, login and activate Safety mode. Similarly, you’ll also to need to individually turn on the feature on the different mobile devices you may use. To help keep your kids safe when watching videos on YouTube, we’ve provided a step-by-step process to turn on YouTube parental controls on iPhones, iPads, computers, Android devices and on a mobile browser. How to Enable YouTube’s Safety Mode on Your Computer Turning on Safety mode in YouTube on your computer will help filter videos that may be inappropriate for children. As noted early, once you turn on Safety mode it will also activate SafeSearch in Google enabling even more YouTube parental controls. Launch a browser window and type in the web address bar. Click the blue Sign In button in the top right corner of the screen and follow the prompts to sign in. ![]() Once YouTube loads, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Safety button. Click On and then click the Save button. To lock these changes so no one can change them without your password, click “Lock safety mode on this browser.” You’ll be prompted to enter your password. Once that information is entered, the feature is locked and can only be unlocked by entering your password again. In this article I will cover a bit about how to set up Internet Explorer parental controls. To enable Internet Explorer parental controls, you will need to enable. How to set up parental controls with restrictions for iPhone or iPad. How to enable parental control restrictions on your iPhone or iPad. To use Parental Control restrictions, you need to enable them in Settings. It does involve creating a passcode to prevent anyone else, especially oh-so-clever kids, from just. Kids’ online security is a great concern for all parents. Here’s a simple look at how to enable parental control in Windows 8. Aug 18, 2017. To enable YouTube Safety Mode, follow these steps: 1. Log in to your Google or Youtube account. Go to the YouTube.com site in your web browser. Click on the Safety button near the bottom of the YouTube homepage. If you receive a message after clicking the on button that says 'You. You’ll know the parental controls are activated when you do a search. Stated at the top of the search results will be the phrase “Some results have been removed because Safety mode is enabled.” In this scenario, we used the Google Chrome browser to turn on YouTube parental controls. It’s the same steps for any browser you use once you login to YouTube with your user account. You’ll want to do this for any of the browsers on your computer that you think your kids might use to access YouTube. How to Set YouTube Parental Controls on an iPhone or iPod Touch If you tend to hand over your iPhone or iPod Touch to your kids to watch videos, you may want to enable parental controls. While there is a YouTube app for iPhones and iPod Touch devices, it doesn’t support the Safety mode feature. It does, however, have a SafeSearch option, which aids in the types of search results that will be returned. When it comes to filtering out inappropriate videos, Safety mode in YouTube is a much better option. Good news is you can still turn on Safety mode if you opt to have your kids watch YouTube using a browser. Here’s how to enable Safety mode on YouTube when using a browser window to watch videos. Launch the Safari browser and type in the web address bar. Tap the YouTube icon in the top left corner of the screen next to “Where to Watch,” and tap Sign in and follow the prompts to sign in. Once signed in, tap the YouTube icon in the top left corner and tap the setting gear wheel. Tap the “Off “text across from the Safety mode option under Settings. How to Enable YouTube App Parental Controls The only parental control available on the YouTube app is SafeSearch. Here’s how to put parental controls on the YouTube app on your iPhone or iPod Touch: 1. Launch the YouTube app and sign into your YouTube account. Tap the icon of three parallel bars in the top left corner of the screen and then tap the gear wheel icon to open Settings. In the drop down menu, tap “Don’t Filter” and when the SafeSearch Filtering setting appears tap “Strict.” How to Enable YouTube Parental Controls on iPad/iPad Mini Instead of handing over your smartphone to your child to watch a YouTube video, you may feel more comfortable having them use an iPad or an iPad Mini. At least with this device they can’t accidentally call one of your friends or coworkers. Here’s how to enable Safety mode and set parental controls on YouTube when using a mobile browser window to watch videos. Launch the Safari browser and type in the web address bar. Tap the YouTube icon in the top left corner of the screen and tap Sign in and follow the prompts to sign in. Once signed in, tap the YouTube icon in the top left corner and tap the setting gear wheel. Tap the “Off” text across from the Safety mode option under Settings. Set Up Parental Controls in YouTube App for iPad/iPad Mini The YouTube app available for the iPad and iPad Mini doesn’t support the Safety mode feature. Instead, you can activate the SafeSearch feature, which isn’t as robust as Safety mode. It does offer some filtering when it comes to searching videos on YouTube. Here’s how to enable YouTube parental controls on an iPad or iPad Mini if you’ve downloaded the YouTube mobile app: 1. Launch the YouTube app and sign into your YouTube account. Tap the icon of three parallel bars in the top left corner of the screen and then tap the gear wheel icon to open Settings. In the drop down menu, tap “Don’t Filter” and when the SafeSearch Filtering setting appears tap “Strict.” How to Set Parental Controls for Android YouTube App Whether you use an Android smartphone or Android tablet, the steps are the same for each device to activate parental controls on YouTube. However, the Safety mode YouTube parental controls are only available in the browser. Android devices come with the YouTube app already installed on the phone. As is the case with the iOS YouTube app, in the Android YouTube app you can only turn on SafeSearch, which isn’t as powerful as Safety mode at hiding inappropriate content. Here’s how to activate parental controls in the YouTube mobile app on Android devices: 1. Launch the Android YouTube app and tap the YouTube icon in the top left corner of the screen and tap Sign in. Then follow the prompts to enter your YouTube account information. Tap the three vertical dots in the top right corner of the screen and tap Settings. Tap SafeSearch filtering and tap “Strict.” How to Activate Safety Mode Parental Controls in Android Using a Browser If you prefer to have your children watch YouTube with the Safety mode feature enabled, then you’ll want to have them view YouTube videos using a mobile browser on your Android device. When using the browser in Android, many models offer an option for opening YouTube in “Desktop View.” This is essentially the same as viewing YouTube in a browser window on your computer. If this is how you’ll watch YouTube videos on your phone, then you’ll need to sign into your YouTube account, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Safety at the bottom of the page to turn it on. The default is usually to launch the mobile YouTube site. This is how you turn on Safety mode on Android smartphones and tablets when viewing YouTube in a mobile web browser. Launch a browser window and type in the web address bar. Tap the YouTube icon in the top left corner of the screen and tap Sign in and follow the prompts to sign in. Once signed in, tap the YouTube icon in the top left corner and tap the setting gear wheel. Tap the “Off” text across from the Safety mode option under Settings. Setting Up YouTube Parental Controls Offers Peace of Mind It just takes a few steps to enable privacy controls on YouTube. The key is to make sure that all the places your child might access YouTube has this feature enabled. Although, the mobile apps only enable SafeSearch, it does help eliminate some inappropriate content from search results. If you desire even more security, you can always install parental control software on your computer and devices. However, the steps discussed here are an easy first step to setting up parental controls on YouTube so you can feel more comfortable letting your children watch YouTube. Watch Your Videos Anywhere. Joni Blecher, RealPlayer Blog Editor - Joni started covering technology back when cell phones didn't have color displays and quickly made a name for herself in the mobile industry as CNET's 'Cell Phone Diva.' In addition to covering everything mobile, she has launched and edited multiple blog sites. When Joni started appearing in product review videos, she fell in love with the story-telling format and honed her video skills to include producing and editing videos. Joni has made appearances on CNN, BBC, CNBC's Bulls Eye, and Good Day New York to discuss the latest in technology. When she's not spending her time writing or shooting video you can find her exploring and tasting the latest food trends. Follow her on Twitter. Overview of Parental Controls Changes for Windows 8 The purpose of this document is to give an overview of the changes to the Windows Parental Controls in Windows 8 and to enable third-party parental control solution providers to take advantage of these changes. This document assumes readers' familiarity with Parental Controls for Windows 7 and Windows Vista and will only reflect changes made to this functionality in Windows 8 that are relevant for third-party parental control solutions development. Key Design Decisions for Windows 8 Parental Control/Family Safety Changes Changes to Parental Controls introduced in Windows 8 continue the overarching goal of introducing feature enhancements and at the same time promoting third-party parental control solutions' coexistence with the in-box functionality. The changes are: • Use of Microsoft Family Safety to provide remote management and remote activity monitoring. • Integration of web filtering as part of in-box Microsoft restrictions and ability to view activity reports on a Windows 8 computer. • The Parental Controls feature in the Control Panel was renamed to Family Safety and will be referred to as such throughout this document. • The in-box time restrictions were enhanced by providing ability to control total amount of time per day computer can be used (time allowance) in addition to ability to control times when computer can be used (curfew.) Curfew was available in previous versions of Windows. • Windows 8 Family Safety functionality can be turned on during standard account creation flow. • Windows Vista and Windows 7 Parental Controls extensibility features are continued to be supported by Windows 8 Family Safety including ability by third-party solutions to replace web content filter or to replace in-box configuration UI while still relying on in-box implementation of Time, Application, Game Restrictions and Web Content Filter. • Third-party provider activation turns off remote management and reporting of Windows 8 Family Safety controls through Family Safety website. • The third-party extensibility for Family Safety is supported for Windows 8 desktop applications only. Family Safety and standard account creation in Windows 8 As part of standard account creation in Windows 8, an administrator has ability to turn on monitoring of the account by Family Safety. The following is a list of the functionality and third-party provider ability to control it: • On the last screen of Windows 8 standard account creation flow, an administrator is presented with a checkbox to turn on Family Safety for the newly created account. • If this checkbox is checked, Family Safety is turned on for the account with the following settings: • Activity Reporting on • All restrictions are off • If the administrator used a Microsoft account to logon to Windows, the Windows 8 computer will be configured for remote management of family safety settings and email activity reports. The Family Safety website can be then used to manage such a computer remotely. • If the third-party provider wishes for the checkbox to be present in a standard account creation flow the following value should be present among the provider’s registration values. For more information on provider registration details, see the section on the What's New in Windows 7 Parental Controls topic. Term Description AddUserVisible An optional DWORD nonzero value that specifies that the checkbox option to turn on Family Safety monitoring for a newly created account should be visible during standard account creation in Windows 8 after the provider is selected as the current Family Safety provider. • Since third-party providers are designed to replace in-box configuration UI for Family Safety controls, by default, installation and activation of a third-party provider will result in the checkbox option to turn on Family Safety during standard account creation not to be shown. Family Safety Top-level User Interface Changes in Windows 8 Windows 8 brings the following changes to the Parental Controls Control Panel top-level user interface: • When in-box Family Safety controls are turned on for at least one standard account on a Windows 8 computer, “Manage settings on Family Safety website” command link is shown that allows an admin to establish remote management of Windows 8 computer Family Safety settings through Family Safety website. • When a Windows 8 computer is configured for remote management through Family Safety website, the More Information control allows an admin to disable remote management of a Windows 8 computer through the Family Safety website. • The Controls section is visible only when at least one third-party provider is registered with Family Safety. The UI and functionality of this section is identical to the Additional Controls section in Windows 7 Parental Controls. For more information, see the Parental Controls top-level User interface changes section of the topic. • When a third-party provider is installed and selected as the current provider, remote management of Windows 8 computer Family Safety settings through the Family Safety website is disabled. Family Safety In-Box Restrictions Changes in Windows 8 Windows 8 brings the following changes to the Family Safety in-box restrictions: Web Restrictions • Implementation has changed from a Layered Service Provider (LSP) filter to a Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) driver communicating with the Family Safety monitoring process running in the users’ sessions. Time Limits • The in-box time restrictions were enhanced by providing ability to control total amount of time per day computer can be used (time allowance) in addition to ability to control times when computer can be used (curfew) which was available in previous versions of Windows. • UI for curfew allows independent control for each day of the week with half-hour granularity. • UI for time allowance allows controls for weekdays / weekends or independent control for each day of the week with 15 minute granularity. • Fast User Switch (FUS) mechanism is no longer used to forcibly lock out or block login of the controlled user when in blocked time period. A switch to a separate desktop is used for these purposes. • Disconnect warning events are no longer available for applications to subscribe to. Family Safety API Changes in Windows 8 APIs used for Family Safety expose the policy and in-box restrictions settings, and logging functionality. Logging • Custom events are no longer supported in the Family Safety activity reports viewer. WMI API Settings Write/Read • WpcUserSettings - Previously, timer restrictions supported 1 hour granularity. In Windows 8 the existing property represents the first half-hour for each hour. A new half-hour property has been added to represent the second half of each hour. Additional new property was introduced to represent daily time allowance. Web Content Filter Allow/Block List Export/Import A Format • Web content filter Allow/Block list Export functionality is no longer supported. Family Settings WMI Provider Schema • The following additions were made to the WpcUserSettings class to reflect time restrictions enhancements: • [write: ToInstance ToSubClass, Description('Logon Half-Hours (30 minute offset) mask for this user'): ToInstance ToSubClass, read: ToInstance ToSubClass] uint32 LogonHalfHours[7]; • [write: ToInstance ToSubClass, Description('Daily minute allowance'): ToInstance ToSubClass, read: ToInstance ToSubClass] uint32 AllowanceMinutes[7].
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