11.08.2021, 17:00 |From Redaktion Chip/dpa
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Google has strengthened the protection of minors in web search and on YouTube.In particular, contacts of older ones should be restricted.
Google is expanding youth protection in its web search and on the video platform YouTube.One of the innovations announced on Tuesday is that the standard upload attitude of videos for users under the age of 18 are set to "private".In addition, children as well as their parents and legal guardians will have the opportunity to apply for the removal of their photos from the Google image search.
Google and YouTube want to strengthen youth protection
The course of the location, which shows the places visited, will no longer be able to be activated for users under the age of 18 in the future.Among other things, Google referred to new legal requirements in some countries in which one also wants to offer internationally uniform usage settings.
The group also extends the safety precautions that prevent children from being shown advertising categories that are only permitted from a certain age.In addition, for people under the age of 18, the orientation of ads based on age, gender or their interests in the coming months will be blocked worldwide.YouTube deactivates the automatic reproduction for under 18 year olds and at the same time switches on break and sleep time memories.
