How to Block YouTube Channels on Android

Quick tricks for blocking the YouTube channels and videos you don't want to see

Last Updated: May 25, 2022 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to remove videos from your recommendations feed and turn on restricted mode on YouTube for Android. Currently, YouTube does not have the option to block videos in a way that prevents you from ever seeing them again.^{[1]
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Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Removing Videos from Recommendations Feed

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Open the YouTube app. It has an icon that resembles a red TV screen with a white play triangle in the middle. Tap the icon on your homescreen or apps menu to open the YouTube app.
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Tap the Home tab. It's the tab that has an icon that resembles a house. It's in the lower-left corner of the YouTube app. This displays your recommendations.

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Find a video that you want to remove. Scroll up and down on your home feed to see your recommended videos.
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Tap ⋮ next to the video title. The icon with three dots appears to the right of video titles in your feed. Tapping this displays a pop-up menu next to the video.
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Tap Not Interested or Stop seeing this ad. If it is a recommended video, tap Not interested to stop seeing it in your recommendations. If the video is an advertisement, tap Stop seeing this ad to remove the ad. You can still search for the video and view it on the user's channel, but this will remove it from your recommendations feed.
- If you do this with enough videos from an user or channel, YouTube's algorithm will stop recommending videos from that user or channel.
- Alternatively, you can tap Unsubscribe if the recommendation is from a channel you subscribe to.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Turning On Restricted Mode

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Open the YouTube app. It has an icon that resembles a red TV screen with a white play triangle in the middle. Tap the icon on your homescreen or apps menu to open the YouTube app.
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Tap your profile icon. It's in the upper-right corner of the YouTube app. It's the circular image that contains the image your chose for your Google account, or an initial of your name. This displays the Account menu.
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Tap Settings. It's the third option from the bottom of the Account menu. It's next to a icon that resembles a gear.
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Tap General. It's the second option from the top of the Settings menu. This displays the General settings menu.
- If you don't see this option, skip to the next step.
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Scroll down tap the toggle switch
next to "Restricted Mode". It's the second option from the bottom of the General menu. If the toggle switch to the right is blue, Restricted Mode is on. This will block most videos containing mature content.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Blocking Videos on YouTube Kids

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Open the YouTube Kids app. It's the app that has an icon that resembles the YouTube logo drawn with crayons. Tap the icon on your homescreen or apps menu to open YouTube Kids.
- The first time you open the YouTube Kids app, it asks if you are a kid or a parent. Select Parent and enter your birthday. Then you have the option to create a custom profile for your kids.
- You can download the YouTube Kids app from the Google Play Store on Android devices.
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Tap the profile for you want to manage. YouTube Kids allows you to create custom profiles for each kid. Tap the profile you want to block videos on.
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Tap ⋮ next to a video title. The icon with three dots appears to the right of video title on the YouTube Kids app. There are several ways to find videos on YouTube kids. These icons at the top include "Recommended", "Explore", "Shows", "Music", and "Learning". You can also tap the magnifying glass and search for a video by name.
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Tap Block this video. This options appears when you tap the icon with three dots next to a video. This blocks the video from the YouTube Kids app.

Warnings

Even with Restricted Mode on, you should still monitor what your kids watch. This filter is not 100% accurate, and some mature content can get through.

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