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Google

has announced policy

changes

that will allow those under 18 to request removal of their images from search results, and will remove autoplay from YouTube for this set of users.

One of these new features involves

the removal of images of minors from search results in Google Images.

The company explains that it is part of a new policy that it will introduce in the coming weeks and that will allow people under 18 years of age to request withdrawal, or their parents or guardians.

Also in searches, the company will extend to users up to 18 years of age the

'Safe Search'

tool

-until now available for children under 13 in Family Link accounts-, which allows the use of

filters so that adult content does not appear in the results.

On YouTube, Google has reported in a statement that they will gradually adjust the default upload settings to the option of greater privacy available to adolescents aged 13 to 17 years. They will highlight the

Digital Wellbeing

functions

, and

to facilitate rest and disconnection, they will disable autoplay

for users under 18 and introduce rest and bedtime reminders.

The company will also introduce

new default protections in the Wizard

to prevent adult content from the experience of minors.

The

Location History

is disabled by default on all accounts, and prevents under 13 can enable this feature, Google will

extend protection to all users under 18.

In Play, the company will introduce a new security section, in which parents or guardians can check the applications that comply with Google's family policies, to decide whether or not to download them so that their children can use them.

Google Workspace for Education has activated by

default the Safe Search technology in schools

from Kindergarten to High School.

Google has reported that the ability to switch to guest and incognito modes to browse the web will be disabled.

CHANGES IN ADVERTISING AND DATA PROCESSING

The changes that Google will introduce to improve the safety of children with its services include advertising, where the protections that

prevent age-sensitive ad categories from being shown to children.

For those under 18 years of age, the company ensures that

ad targeting

will be

blocked based on age, gender or interests.

And so that children and adolescents understand what data is collected, why and how it is used, Google has developed

easy-to-understand materials

, both for them and for their parents.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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