As a parent, you want to ensure your kids watch appropriate content on YouTube. But with over 500 hours of video uploaded every minute, monitoring everything your child sees can be challenging. Thankfully, blocking specific YouTube channels is an easy way to filter out inappropriate or unwanted videos.
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk through the step-by-step on How to Block YouTube Channels on both YouTube Kids and the main YouTube app. We’ll also provide tips to make channel blocking more effective. Let’s get started!
There are a few key reasons you may want to block certain channels on YouTube:
Blocking channels allows you to curate the YouTube experience for your child positively.
The YouTube Kids app makes it simple to block channels right from a video or channel page:
The channel’s videos will no longer appear anywhere in the YouTube Kids app. It makes YouTube Kids ideal for younger viewers.
On the main YouTube app, you can’t completely block a channel. However, you can prevent channels from being recommended:
It stops the channel’s videos from appearing in recommendations or autoplay. But kids can still find the channel by searching. So, it’s less robust than YouTube Kids.
Here are some tips to make channel blocking work better:
With a layered approach, channel blocking can significantly improve the YouTube experience for your family.
Yes, blocking a channel is permanent unless you manually unblock it. Videos will remain blocked indefinitely.
No. Only the manager of the YouTube account can unblock channels. Kids can’t override blocked channels.
Using a parental control app provides the most robust tools for blocking channels across devices. Try [Bark], [Circle], or [Qustodio].
While YouTube offers endless entertainment, parents need to play an active role in managing the content. Blocking problematic YouTube channels is a simple yet effective way to improve your child’s viewing experience.
Use the step-by-step guide above to block channels on both YouTube Kids and the main app. Combine channel blocking with other parental controls for the best results.
Monitoring YouTube is an ongoing process as new content is constantly added. But by establishing rules on appropriate channels and videos, you can feel confident about the YouTube content your kid consumes.
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