Tag: parental controls
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How to Set Parental Controls on Apple TV
Apple TV lets users set restrictions to control who can access certain content and what they can do within each app. By adjusting these settings, parents can block specific titles from playing on devices and keep kids from making unauthorized purchases. Only authorized users can watch, download, or play selections from search results with restrictions…
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How to Set Parental Controls on Amazon Fire TV
Setting parental controls on your streaming device is important if you want to protect your kids. Fortunately, doing so on your Amazon Fire TV is simple, and there are several options to keep your children from watching harmful content. Amazon Fire TV lets users make up to six profiles, four of which can be Amazon…
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How to Set Parental Controls on Google TV & Android TV
Android TVs make it easy to set up parental controls. Each member of the family can make their own profile, so there’s less risk of children accessing mature content. Parents can set up a Restricted Profile that requires a PIN before opening the Google Play Store or making any purchases. Kids are also blocked from…
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How to Set Parental Controls on Roku
With so many shows and films mixing with not so family friendly titles, it’s essential for parents to know how to set up parental controls for Roku, which is a bit different from other streaming devices. While Roku doesn’t have a global parental control setting that restricts access to certain content across all streaming channels,…
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Video: 5 Things You Should Know About Parental Controls and Streaming Services
In this week’s video deep dive, we explore how four of the biggest streaming services out there approach the notion of parental controls. We learned that Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and Disney+ all do things a little differently — and some even have deceptively simple workarounds. If you’ve been looking for ways to manage the…
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YouTube Will Introduce Supervised Accounts with Parental Controls for Teens and Tweens
Image: YouTube YouTube announced today that it will be introducing new options for parents of tweens and teens. The parental controls will give tweens and teens more freedom than a YouTube Kids account but will allow parents to give limited access to the content on YouTube. YouTube Kids was launched in 2015, giving parents a…
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How to Use The Roku Channel’s Parental Controls
While Roku streaming devices don’t offer a single, one-stop location for parental controls that govern all your streaming services and apps, you can set up PIN-protected access for playback restrictions within The Roku Channel. Also, Roku TVs can restrict over-the-air content based on ratings. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to set up…
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Netflix and PIN: How to Enable Netflix’s New Profile Lock Feature
Netflix’s recent parental control updates brings a number of new features to the streaming service, but perhaps the most notable is a new Profile Lock option that lets users assign a PIN code to individual accounts. This new feature adds a layer of protection and privacy, especially among households where multiple users take advantage of…
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Netflix Adds New Parental Controls, Including Lockable Profiles
A recent update from Netflix allows users to apply PIN codes to individual profiles, allowing parents, for example, to keep their kids from accessing more adult-oriented fare. The new feature is one of several Netflix announced today as it introduces more granular controls. Among the new additions: Users can assign PIN codes to protect profiles…