YouTube rolls out ‘pause pages’ and content recommendation changes for children
The HinduYouTube is globally rolling out changes to its app and platform experience in order to better shield young users from possibly risky content, remind them to take breaks, and provide them with resources in case they are going through a crisis. YouTube said it was using Google’s machine learning technology to update its content recommendation system, with the aim of preventing teens from repeatedly being exposed to content focusing on idealised fitness levels, body weight, non-violent social aggression, desirable physical features, etc. While YouTube has a dedicated kids app that implements “the highest bar” for which videos are allowed, the company also offers a ‘Supervised Experiences’ mode for older users on the main app, so that a responsible adult can keep tabs on their activity, according to James Beser, Director, Product Development. On YouTube’s Supervised Experiences part of the app, there are adjustment settings for the content that children see.
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