BUSINESSES WITH VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO COMPLY WITH COPPA
November 17, 2019
If you have a YouTube channel for your business, there is a change this month that you should take care of as soon as possible. It concerns compliance w/ the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) YouTube has created an explanatory video that explains the actions in more detail. To find out more, go to https://youtu.be/-JzXiSkoFKw.
Ron Harper, owner of Videos On Your Website, says probably 95% of businesses with content on YouTube can take care of compliance with just a single click.
“There are some social media writers who are using fear factors to talk about this change. But, I assure you, it's very simple, and unless you are producing or uploading content especially for kids, one click is all it will take,” Harper says. The change concerns what content is intended for children under the age of 13.
Content that falls under the Made For Kids guidelines will not show personalized ads and may have the comments section disabled among other measures.
For businesses that do not upload Made For Kids content, compliance can be as simple as making change in intended audience at the channel level. Most YouTube creators will now see a notice at the top of their page when they log into YouTube Studio. However, for creators that do make videos where children are the intended audience, or if their channel has a mix of videos, the changes should be made on each uploaded video.
Harper has offered help to MADE Chamber members through his website at https://videosonyourwebsite.com
Ron Harper, owner of Videos On Your Website, says probably 95% of businesses with content on YouTube can take care of compliance with just a single click.
“There are some social media writers who are using fear factors to talk about this change. But, I assure you, it's very simple, and unless you are producing or uploading content especially for kids, one click is all it will take,” Harper says. The change concerns what content is intended for children under the age of 13.
Content that falls under the Made For Kids guidelines will not show personalized ads and may have the comments section disabled among other measures.
For businesses that do not upload Made For Kids content, compliance can be as simple as making change in intended audience at the channel level. Most YouTube creators will now see a notice at the top of their page when they log into YouTube Studio. However, for creators that do make videos where children are the intended audience, or if their channel has a mix of videos, the changes should be made on each uploaded video.
Harper has offered help to MADE Chamber members through his website at https://videosonyourwebsite.com
Contact:
Ron Harper, Owner, Videos On Your Website
513-477-5175
