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What Parents Should Know About YouTube's New Parental Controls for Teens

Pre-teens and teenagers have been in a strange YouTube void as parents tried to navigate how their kids might safely but realistically use the site. The options, up until now, have essentially been to keep them locked down on the YouTube Kids app, which is (rightfully so) rather restrictive—or set them loose in the scary world of a fully open YouTube. Particularly for tweens and young teens, thoug