Staying safe on YouTube
Let’s start with the guide provided on the google.support site to help you secure your account.
Things for you to remember are:
How to report something or someone
If you see content that appears to be inappropriate, you can report to YouTube with a relevant reason. To do this:
- Use the three dots to the top right of the video. Then click or tap ‘Report’, fill in the appropriate details and click or tap ‘Report’.
You can also report users' comments if you witness anything inappropriate or abusive.
- Use the three dots to the right of the comment. Then click or tap ‘Report’, fill in the appropriate details and click or tap ‘Report’.
YouTube controls for families
As younger viewers may want to use YouTube for its instant content. Having controls to help protect them from seeing things that are inappropriate or not intended for this audience. To do this you will need a Google account for your child. To do this you’ll need to visit accounts.google.com/signup then follow the instructions provided in this YouTube Viewers guide.
The above video mentions the alternative YouTube app – YouTube Kids to find out more, visit YouTube Kids - An App Made Just For Children. Here you will find helpful information and guides for parents wanting to setup and help their children use the app.
We have shown you the basics of YouTube as a viewer now we are going to visit the basics of creating a channel for yourself or your business and how YouTube offers help for anyone wanting to do more with their creative content.
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