{"id":55404,"date":"2026-07-02T16:53:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=55404"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:53:35","slug":"youtube-kid-accounts-are-now-available-in-mena-with-new-parent-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/youtube-kid-accounts-are-now-available-in-mena-with-new-parent-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Kid Accounts Are Now Available in MENA With New Parent Controls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>YouTube just gave parents in MENA more control over what kids watch. The platform has launched <strong>supervised kid accounts<\/strong> in the region. Let\u2019s take a look at what changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are YouTube Kid Accounts?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube supervised kid accounts let parents manage a child\u2019s viewing experience from inside the app. Creating content or writing comments from such accounts is impossible. Additionally, <strong>autoplay is switched off<\/strong>, so videos will not keep playing one after another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal <strong>ad targeting is not allowed<\/strong> on supervised kid accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2307437015.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2307437015.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2307437015-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2307437015-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2307437015-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube already has supervised teen accounts in the region. Parents and teens can link accounts, and parents can receive email updates when a child uploads a video or starts a live stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Can Kids Watch?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents can choose from three content settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Explore<\/strong>: educational videos, tutorials, arts and crafts, and dance content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Explore more<\/strong>: Explore content, plus gaming videos and live streams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Most of YouTube<\/strong>: almost all YouTube videos, except 18+ videos and content marked unsuitable for supervised accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2290653141.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2290653141.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2290653141-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2290653141-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2290653141-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Parents Can Control<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents can set a <strong>daily time limit for YouTube Shorts<\/strong>. They can also turn Shorts off completely by setting the timer to zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supervised kid accounts also include <strong>\u201ctake a break\u201d reminders and bedtime reminders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More on Kids&#8217; Safety Online<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae-approves-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15\/\">UAE announced a social media ban for children under 15<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/roblox-kids-accounts-are-now-live-worldwide-whats-inside\/\">Roblox Has Launched Kids Accounts Worldwide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/whatsapp-introduces-parent-managed-accounts-for-kids-under-13\/\">WhatsApp Introduced Parent-Managed Accounts for Kids Under 13<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube just gave parents in MENA more control over what kids watch. The platform has launched supervised kid accounts in the region. Let\u2019s take a look at what changed. What Are YouTube Kid Accounts? YouTube supervised kid accounts let parents manage a child\u2019s viewing experience from inside the app. Creating content or writing comments from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":55406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-55404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}},{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}},{"id":15523,"slug":"qatar","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/qatar\/","api_id":201,"title":{"rendered":"Qatar"}},{"id":15519,"slug":"oman","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/oman\/","api_id":186,"title":{"rendered":"Oman"}},{"id":15514,"slug":"bahrain","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/bahrain\/","api_id":21,"title":{"rendered":"Bahrain"}},{"id":15525,"slug":"egypt","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/egypt\/","api_id":71,"title":{"rendered":"Egypt"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}},{"id":15499,"slug":"abu-dhabi","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/abu-dhabi\/","api_id":2,"title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi"}},{"id":15508,"slug":"riyadh","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/riyadh\/","api_id":283,"title":{"rendered":"Riyadh"}},{"id":15524,"slug":"doha","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/qatar\/doha\/","api_id":280,"title":{"rendered":"Doha"}},{"id":15520,"slug":"muscat","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/oman\/muscat\/","api_id":281,"title":{"rendered":"Muscat"}},{"id":17008,"slug":"manama","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/bahrain\/manama\/","api_id":282,"title":{"rendered":"Manama"}},{"id":24012,"slug":"cairo","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/egypt\/cairo\/","api_id":368,"title":{"rendered":"Cairo"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}