YouTube’s Global Head of Health shares five tips for navigating the digital world as our industry-leading Shorts feed limit becomes available in Europe.

Apr 20, 2026 [[read-time]] minute read

As a doctor and a parent, my work revolves around one central question: how can technology support our well-being? This is never more important than when we think about young people.

At YouTube, our approach is to protect teens in the digital world, not from it. This means giving them a safe place to learn and explore, while empowering parents with meaningful tools. For over a decade, guided by independent child development specialists, we’ve built features to help families set the digital boundaries that are right for them.

Parents can now set daily time limits for the scrolling Shorts feed — including turning it off entirely

Today, our newest set of tools for families are available across Europe:

Industry-first Shorts timer: Parents can now set daily time limits for the scrolling Shorts feed—including setting it…