YouTube Rolling Out Previously Discussed Changes to Children's Content

By Josh Beckerman

Alphabet Inc.'s (GOOG, GOOGL) YouTube said the changes it previously detailed about children's content are now beginning to roll out globally.

YouTube has said it would require content creators to designate whether or not their videos are made for children, and said it would limit data collection and disable features including comments on content for children.

A YouTube video summarized the changes, including restrictions on "monetization features," and said the main YouTube service is "not and has never been for people under 13." YouTube said in a blog post that "tens of millions of people" use its YouTube Kids service every week, and "recently we saw an all-time high of weekly viewers since the app's launch."

Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 06, 2020 13:52 ET (18:52 GMT)

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