Turn Restricted Mode on or off

Restricted Mode is an optional setting you can apply on YouTube. This feature can help screen out potentially mature content yous or others using your devices may prefer not to view.

Plow Restricted Mode on or off

  1. Sign in to your account.
  2. At the elevation right, click your contour photo .
  3. At the bottom, click Restricted Mode.
  4. In the top-right box that opens, to turn Restricted Mode on or off, click Actuate Restricted Mode.

Problems turning off Restricted Mode

Computers and devices in libraries, universities, and other public institutions may have Restricted Way turned on past the system ambassador. If you've entered your username and password, and Restricted Mode remains on, try contacting your system administrator for more help.

Notation: Some mobile network providers offering content filters. These filters restrict the type of web content you tin can access when your device is connected to their mobile network.

  • Bank check if YouTube content restrictions are turned on for your network by going here.
    • If your DNS restrictions are set to "moderate" or "strict," it'southward probable that you have content filtering turned on. Try contacting your mobile network provider to find out how to manage or plow off this setting.

Control Restricted Mode for your family

If y'all're a parent using the Family unit Link app, you tin turn on Restricted Mode for your child'southward account. This can be done in the app's settings. Once Restricted Fashion has been turned on via Family unit Link, your child can't alter the Restricted Mode settings on any of the signed-in devices.

More than info on Restricted Manner

Nosotros apply many signals—such as video championship, description, metadata, Community Guidelines reviews, and age-restrictions—to identify and filter out potentially mature content. Restricted Mode is available in every linguistic communication, but due to differences in cultural norms and sensitivities, the quality may vary. When Restricted Fashion is turned on, you will not be able to view comments on the videos you scout.

Restricted Fashion works on the browser or device level, and then y'all must turn it on for each browser you use. If your browser supports multiple profiles, you must turn on this way for each profile.

Assistant Speakers and Smart Displays

  1. Open up the Domicile app on your mobile device.
  2. Tap the Speaker or Smart Display you would like to modify.
  3. Tap Settings.
  4. Tap Notifications & digital wellbeing.
  5. Tap YouTube Settings.
  6. There are 2 means yous can control Restricted Mode settings for your Smart Display:
    1. You lot tin can turn on or off Restricted Mode for yourself, and
    2. Yous can plow on or off  Restricted Style for all other users (can be gear up by any device manager).

Note: Restricted Mode is gear up at the device level.

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