Google considering YouTube, Gmail accounts for kids: reports


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014

TAPPING THE KIDDY DEMOGRAPHIC: Google Inc is considering allowing online accounts for children under the age of 13 and give their parents control over how the service is used, according to media reports.

Google Inc is considering allowing online accounts for children under the age of 13 and give their parents control over how the service is used, according to media reports. 

Google has been working on a version of YouTube, its video-sharing site, for youngsters and is considering other child-friendly accounts such as its Gmail system, the Financial Times reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. 

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