YouTube Finally Adds Time Limit for Kids, Because Let's Face It, Parents Were Getting Owned by Endless Shorts

In a move that's being hailed as a lifesaver for parents everywhere, YouTube has finally added a time limit feature for kids' accounts, because let's be real, those endless loops of YouTube Shorts were turning kids into zombie-like creatures and parents into helpless bystanders. The new feature, which allows parents to set a daily limit on YouTube Shorts scrolling, is part of a broader effort by YouTube to improve parental controls and prevent kids from spending hours on end watching cat videos and unboxing toys. The update, which was announced on Wednesday, takes the Shorts time limit feature YouTube introduced in October and adapts it for under-18 accounts, with parents able to set custom "Bedtime" and "Take a break" reminders for their kids' accounts. With this move, YouTube is joining the likes of Meta and TikTok in introducing stricter controls on minors' accounts, because apparently, someone has to save the kids from the endless void of online content.