YouTube Kids gets own website

MUMBAI: YouTube Kids is about to get its own website which is currently available as a mobile app. The company revealed the plan for a dedicated website in an official blog while introducing several other updates also.

The platform has also introduced new categories for YouTube Kids to bring a safer environment for young users. Now there will be three different age groups: Preschool for kids aged 4 and under, Younger for children aged 5 to 7 and Older for kids aged 8 to 12.

"Our systems work hard to exclude content not suitable for each of these age categories, but not all videos have been manually reviewed," YouTube included a reminder.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and YouTube parent company Alphabet had already reached a settlement for kids privacy violations, and it was expected to include a multi-million dollar fine.