Starting today, all YouTube creators demand to dot whether their content is "made for kids" inwards lodge to comply amongst the the U.S. FTC's Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA). This is the illustration whether you build content aimed at kids or not, as well as whether you lot are inwards the the U.S. or not.
To comply, Creators must declare whether their Audience is kids or not. You tin sack laid the audience at the channel grade or on private videos.
YouTube also uses machine learning to position content that appears to hold upwardly aimed at a immature audience. If you lot believe YouTube has gotten that automated automated designation wrong, you lot tin sack post feedback (see below for details).
Content made for kids volition bring fewer features, roughly of which volition touching monetization.
Individual videos as well as alive streams "made for kids" volition NOT have:
- Personal advertising (but it tin sack bring non-personalized ads)
- Comments
- Channel branding watermark
- Donate button
- Info cards or End screens
- Live Chat or Live Chat Donations
- Playback inwards the Miniplayer
- Super Chat or Super Stickers
- Merch Shelf
- Save to playlist
- Channel Memberships
- Stories
- The Community tab inwards the Channel page
- Notification bell
While it powerfulness hold upwardly tempting to rely on YouTube's machine learning algorithm to create upwardly one's heed your Audience, at that spot may hold upwardly legal consequences if it gets it wrong.
If you lot don’t laid your audience every bit made for kids, as well as the FTC or other regime remember it should bring been, you lot may confront legal consequences.YouTube Creators has a proficient full general overview of this change:
Determine if your content is made for kids
As this is a legal issue, YouTube can't tell you lot whether your content is "made for kids" or not. (And it should acquire without saying, that I can't tell you lot that either.)
YouTube has provided roughly guidance on how to create upwardly one's heed if your content is "child directed" (FTC's terminology) or "made for kids" (YouTube's terminology), then that's the house to start.
Some of the factors to consider include:
And it tin sack hold upwardly complicated, as YouTube points out:
Guidance:
Set the audience for your entire channel inwards the Channel Settings inwards YouTube Studio on desktop.
1. Sign inwards to YouTube
2. Open YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com)
3. Click the Settings gear on the left menu
4. On the Settings popup, click Channel
5. Click the Advanced Settings tab
6. Select i of the options:
If you lot are live streaming on desktop you lot tin sack laid your audience earlier you lot acquire live:
1. Sign inwards to YouTube as well as opened upwardly YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com)
2. In the upper correct mitt corner, click the upload icon.
3. Click Go live to opened upwardly the Live Control Room (youtube.com/livestreaming)
4. Select:
YouTube has provided roughly guidance on how to create upwardly one's heed if your content is "child directed" (FTC's terminology) or "made for kids" (YouTube's terminology), then that's the house to start.
Some of the factors to consider include:
- Whether your intended audience is kids
- Subject thing of the videos
- The role of animated characters
- The role of child-oriented activities as well as incentives
- The music or other well content
- The historic catamenia of actors or models
- The presence of kid celebrities or celebrities who appeal to children
- Language used is for kids to understand
- Whether advertising promoting the channel or videos is directed to children
And it tin sack hold upwardly complicated, as YouTube points out:
The cardinal is to remainder all the COPPA specified factors that apply to this analysis. For example, the fact that a kid is featured inwards a video does non necessarily hateful that the video is made for kids. You volition bring to await at all other attributes of the video similar the intended audience, whether the video uses linguistic communication that is intended for kids to understand, as well as the dependent area thing of the video (a medical video versus a play video).If you lot cannot build a decision yourself, YouTube suggests you lot try legal counsel.
Guidance:
- YouTube: Determining if your content is made for kids
- FTC: Complying amongst COPPA: Frequently Asked Questions
Set the Audience for your channel
Set the audience for your entire channel inwards the Channel Settings inwards YouTube Studio on desktop.
1. Sign inwards to YouTube
2. Open YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com)
3. Click the Settings gear on the left menu
4. On the Settings popup, click Channel
5. Click the Advanced Settings tab
6. Select i of the options:
- Yes, laid this channel every bit made for kids. I ever upload content that's made for kids.
- No, laid this channel every bit non made for kids. I never upload content that's made for kids.
- I desire to review this setting for every video.
7. Save changes
Set the Audience for private videos when you lot upload or ready a livestream
You tin sack laid private videos as well as livestreams every bit "made for kids" or not.
On desktop you lot tin sack laid the Audience when you lot upload a video using the novel uploader.
1. Sign inwards to YouTube as well as opened upwardly YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com)
2. Click the upload icon at upper right, as well as direct Upload video (beta) (or if you lot don't come across that, direct Upload video)
3. Start your video upload
4. On the Basic information tab scroll downward to Audience as well as select:
- Yes, it’s made for kids
- No, it’s non made for kids
If you lot are live streaming on desktop you lot tin sack laid your audience earlier you lot acquire live:
1. Sign inwards to YouTube as well as opened upwardly YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com)
2. In the upper correct mitt corner, click the upload icon.
3. Click Go live to opened upwardly the Live Control Room (youtube.com/livestreaming)
4. Select:
- Yes, it’s made for kids
- No, it’s non made for kids
Note that if you lot are using a tertiary political party app or service to upload your video or alive stream, this alternative isn't available yet. YouTube says they volition build the audience pick tool available to third-party applications as well as the YouTube API Services inwards the "near future." If your videos are "made for kids" you lot demand to hold upwardly certain to laid this inwards your video manager, or upload on YouTube directly.
Set the Audience for uploaded videos or completed alive streams
You tin sack laid the audience for videos as well as processed alive streams inwards YouTube Studio on desktop.
1. Sign inwards to YouTube as well as opened upwardly YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com)
2. On the left card click Videos
3. On the Uploads tab or Live tab click the box adjacent to videos you lot desire to laid the audience for
4. On the dark bar to a higher house the videos click Edit
5. Select Audience
6. Select:
- Yes, it’s made for kids
- No, it’s non made for kids
7. Click Update videos
You tin sack also set the Audience inwards the YouTube Studio Android or iOS mobile app.
1. Open the YouTube Studio app (get the YouTube Studio app)
2. Under Videos, tap the video you’d similar to update.
3. Tap Edit
4. Tap Advanced Settings
5. Scroll to Audience
6. Select:
6. Select:
- Yes, it’s made for kids
- No, it’s non made for kids
What to produce if YouTube sets your video to "made for kids" as well as you lot disagree
If you lot bring non withal laid an Audience for a video yet, merely YouTube's automated systems bring laid it "made for kids" you lot tin sack alter it.
1. Sign inwards to YouTube on desktop as well as opened upwardly YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com)
2. Click Videos on the left menu
3. Find the video you’d similar to edit as well as under Restrictions, click made for kid.
4. Click Review audience setting
5. Under Audience, select No it’s non made for kids
If you lot laid the audience every bit "not made for kids", merely YouTube's automated systems disagree, you lot volition come across it marked every bit Made for kids - Set past times YouTube. You cannot alter that setting. All you lot tin sack produce is post feedback.
1. Sign inwards to YouTube on desktop as well as opened upwardly YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com)
2. Click Videos on the left menu
3. Click the video
4. Click Send feedback.
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