WeChat Upgrades Youth Mode with New Video Account Content Rating Feature

TapTechNews on May 28th, WeChat upgrades its youth mode and launches a content rating setting function for video accounts. Parents can set the content and scope that teenagers are allowed to access within the video account function.

TapTechNews sorts out the details after enabling WeChat youth mode as follows:

Duration limit and curfew

After teenage users have used the video account for a total of 40 minutes, the guardian needs to enter the password to extend the usage time, and the video account service cannot be used during from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day. If it needs to be used, it must be authorized by the guardian.

Guardian authorization function

Users can bind the guardian of WeChat youth mode in the youth mode. Minors can initiate temporary access applications for specific official account articles, mini-programs, and links to the guardian, and the guardian can remotely consent and authorize.

Spending limit and access restrictions

In this mode, WeChat payment will hide the entrances of Q-coin recharge, WeChat Lending, Wealth Management Connect, and credit cards. Look Around, People Nearby, WeChat Beans, and all mini-games are all default to non-accessible status and cannot be modified. The official claims that the WeChat in this mode is a pure enjoyment version chat tool.

The guardian can also set the limit of WeChat payment in this mode. After the setting is completed, when teenagers use WeChat payment, they will be subject to the amount limit.

Youth content rating

In the youth mode, parents can set the video account to be inaccessible or allow access to youth content. New settings of date of birth and age-appropriate content are added, which can obtain more suitable content recommendations定向.