We build tools and controls into our products that help you manage your online experience. Learn about Safe Search, YouTube Safety Mode, and content filtering on Android below.
Google Safe Search-:
Safe Search is designed to screen sites that contain sexually explicit content and
remove them from your search results. While no filter is 100% accurate, Safe Search
helps you avoid content you may prefer not to see or would rather your children did not
stumble across.
By default, Moderate Safe Search is turned on, which helps keep explicit images out of
your search results. If you prefer, you can change your setting to Strict filtering to
help filter out explicit text as well as images.
Learn
how to modify your computer’s Safe Search settings
If you’re worried about others changing the Strict Safe Search setting without your
knowledge, you can protect it with a password using Safe Search Lock. Once locked, the
Google search results page will be visibly different to indicate that Safe Search is
locked.
Even from across the room, the colored balls give parents and teachers a clear visual
cue that Safe Search is still locked. And if you don’t see them, it’s quick and easy to
verify and re-lock Safe Search.
Learn how
to activate Safe Search lock
Safe Search on your phone-:
Safe Search is accessible on your mobile device by using the browser to access the
Google homepage.
Learn
how to modify your mobile device’s Safe Search settings
We have Community Guidelines for YouTube that describe the type of content that is and
isn’t allowed on the site. However, there may be cases when you’d prefer to screen out
content even though it meets our guidelines.
Opting in to Safety Mode means that videos with mature content or that have been
age-restricted will not show up in video search, related videos, playlists, shows or
films. While no filter is 100% accurate, we use community flagging and porn-image
detection to help identify and hide inappropriate content. It is also designed to hide
objectionable comments. Safety Mode on YouTube does not remove content from the site,
but rather helps hide it from users who opt in.
Learn
how to turn on and lock Safety Mode on YouTube
Google Play requires developers to label their applications according to the Google
Play ratings system, which consists of four levels: Everyone, low maturity, medium
maturity, or high maturity. Using a PIN code, users can lock a setting to filter apps
on their devices so that only apps deemed appropriate for use can be displayed and
downloaded.
Developers are responsible for rating the apps they upload to Google Play accurately.
If users come across incorrectly rated apps, they can flag such apps for review. We
will evaluate each case according
our guidelines.
Learn how
to modify your content filter settings on Android