Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban on youth social media

Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by pests on Saturday January 31, 2026 @08:45PM (#46842844)

You're in luck! They recently rolled out updated parental controls letting you block it.

https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/updates-youtube-supervi...

"YouTube has introduced enhanced parental controls allowing parents to manage or block YouTube Shorts for teen accounts. Parents can set daily time limits for Shorts ranging from zero to two hours, configure custom bedtimes, and set "take a break" reminders" (AI summary)

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Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by bityard on Saturday January 31, 2026 @09:35PM (#46843091)

You can block shorts this way? Neat! Excuse me, I need to go set up a subaccount for my newly adopted fictional child.

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Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by pests on Saturday January 31, 2026 @10:04PM (#46843251)

Ha, didn't even realize the possibilities.

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Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by insane_dreamer on Sunday February 01, 2026 @12:58AM (#46843999)

all they have to do is log out of their google account and clear their cache, and there go the YouTube parental controls

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