YouTube is a large video streaming platform
and the audience base is vast. There are many age groups on this platform that
consumes the content. Now kids also use this platform and a massive part of the
audience is kids. There are various kinds of content are available on YouTube.
That is why now the platform is introducing many restrictions for users. Many
videos can be inappropriate below a certain age. YouTube has given few
guidelines for the creators, so a video can be watched by an adult and a young
viewer. There are also many videos that are ‘Made for Kids’. Apart from this,
there are a few practices that can help a video to be ‘Made for Kids’. Here are
the strategies, which can be practiced-
1. Keep the content according
to age:
If you are making a video only for kids
then keep one thing in mind, not every video is suitable for kids. You should
always follow the community guidelines before announcing the video as ‘Made for
Kids’. You should always be concerned about the age of your audience and make
the video according to it. as a content creator it is very difficult to maintain
all the guidelines but if you are willing to make videos only for kids then you
need to avoid certain language, way of presentation, jokes, or any hateful
comment. Videos have a lot of potentials to influence their viewers. So make
videos according to the age of the consumer.
2. Do not make too much
promotion:
Videos that are only ‘Made for Kids’ are
not meant to be overly promoted. For example, if you are creating a video based
on a toy, then don’t make the video in a way where you only talk about the toy.
It can instigate a child and force their parents to purchase it. There is the
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which has many guidelines like this.
You can promote the toy for a small bit but try to keep it minimal. Even if you
are being sponsored, don’t make the video only about the toy. Try to include
different aspects of the video.
3. Be a good role model:
A child has very less amount of exposure in
their life. There are only a few things that they can experience and learn from
them. A kid can only see certain contents that are made for kids. So there is
no one else that they can look up to. If a kid is watching your video, then
there are a lot of chances that the kid admires you and considers you as their
role model. If you are making videos only for a certain age group then you have
to present yourself in a way that is suitable and relatable for a kid. So, when
you are being a role model then try to become a good one and do not influence a
child with any kind of bad things. Whenever you are uploading a video, before
doing that revise the video thoroughly and make sure that it is not harmful in
a manner.
These are the few things that you should
always be aware of. Acts like this can be helpful to make your channel a better
place for the kids. Along with all this, these few restrictions are also good
for your channels.
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