كيف توقف توصيات YouTube للأطفال (والخوارزمية)

Here's how to stop YouTube recommendations for kids, and why Don't recommend channel only changes the suggestions. Stick around for a better, more secure way to set it up.

Stopping recommendations means YouTube's algorithm can't steer your child from one suggested video to the next.

Parents do it so one harmless video doesn't turn into an hour of whatever YouTube picks.

With YouTube alone, you need the YouTube app, your child signed in, and time to mark each channel you don't want.

On a video, tap More and choose Don't recommend channel. You can also turn off watch history in Settings, so YouTube learns less from what your child watches.

Here's the catch. Don't recommend channel only affects recommendations. That channel can still show up in search and play, and every new channel needs its own tap.

On Android phones, tablets and Android TV, switch your child to Curated Feed: a locked grid of only the videos you approve, with no search and no recommendations.

On iPhone, iPad and computers, your child uses real YouTube, but only approved channels play. A suggestion from any other channel stays blocked.

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