What happens if you say your YouTube video is not made for kids?
Starting in January 2020, if creators mark a video as directed at kids, data collection will be blocked for all viewers, resulting in lower ad revenue, and those videos will lose some of the platform’s most popular features, including comments and end screens.
Should I put my YouTube video as made for kids or not?
General audience content is content that could appeal to everyone, but isn’t intended specifically for children, or content that is intended for a teen or older audience. General audience content should be set as “not made for kids.”
Is it illegal to start a YouTube channel under 13?
Officially, YouTube forbids children under the age of 13 to create their own accounts, and children between ages 13 and 17 are only allowed to open accounts with parental permission. Of course, these rules don’t say anything about parents opening an account for their child; this is allowed.
What age is considered a kid?
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines child as “a human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier”.
What age is YouTube appropriate for?
13
YouTube is technically only for teens 13 and up, and what the site considers age-appropriate may not match your values. But YouTube offers a filter called Restricted Mode that limits the iffy stuff.
Why does YouTube ask me if my content is intended for kids?
YouTube and creators share responsibility for complying with children’s privacy rules under various laws. We rely on you to tell us if your content is intended for kids because you know your content best. We trust you to set your audience accurately, and we’ll only override your audience setting choice in cases of error or abuse.
Is YouTube’s ‘made for kids’ content legal?
But, the FTC formally hitting YouTube with a violation of U.S. law pushed the company to go even further and really alter how it treats kids content as a whole. As of January 6, 2019, YouTube now requires creators to label their channels and videos as “made for kids” if the primary audience for their content is children.
What does “made for kids” mean on YouTube?
If this is the case for a specific video, the “made for kids” designation means that comments, live chats, notifications, playlists, donations, and other interactive features are turned off on that content. (Trolls, therefore, can’t come in and leave inappropriate comments on the video.)
What do I do if my YouTube video is not uploading?
If you’re experiencing any of these issues, we recommend that you let your video finish uploading to YouTube. If you had to quit your upload for any reason, you have up to 24 hours to continue uploading where you left off. Return to youtube.com/upload and select the same file from your computer to continue.