A timer built in to Youtube

[Limeylime]

I had come up with a good idea that can benefit thousands of kids that watch YouTube around the world. What I propose is that a timer is added to the setting tab in the website/app. A user can set the timer from 1 minute to 12 hours (11h 59m 59 secs). Once the set timer hits 0, the video that said user may be watching will stop and a message will pop up respectively. The reason I am suggesting this is that there are many many kids and teens that unfortunately have addictions to video games (and many just YouTube), One of those I will admit being me. By having a forced message pop up about the timer, the user can immediately say to him/her self that it is time to stop.

 

[Shendijiro]

Um... if you're suggesting something for youtube you're on the wrong place XD suggestions/feedback forum are for stuff on this site not youtube

 

[KatyAdelson]

I moved this to the main YouTube discussion forums. ^_^ As @Shendijiro mentioned, the YTtalk support forum is for specific forum-related support and suggestions. =)

 

[chottom]

Actually I am ready to pay money for such extra. I am not kidding! I have two kids.

 

[Dave2017]

Great idea. I have 2 kids too and they spend a lot of time watching YouTube on their Ipads.
Sometimes I have to tell them to stop and take a brake.
Youtube is not just bad though. The watch a lot og english cartoons so the learn the english pretty fast (we live in Denmark)

 

[TylersMagic]

A tool like that sounds like it would have multiple uses. It could manage how long your kids are watching YouTube videos and it could also be used as a personal productivity tool. Although, kids these days are pretty good at getting around restrictions like that, that are placed on them.

 

[crazyjere]

Actually I am ready to pay money for such extra. I am not kidding! I have two kids.

Great idea. I have 2 kids too and they spend a lot of time watching YouTube on their Ipads.
Sometimes I have to tell them to stop and take a brake.
Youtube is not just bad though. The watch a lot og english cartoons so the learn the english pretty fast (we live in Denmark)

If I'm not wrong, such a feature already exists in the "Youtube Kids" App. Just search in the app settings after you've installed it.

 

[Dave2017]

If I'm not wrong, such a feature already exists in the "Youtube Kids" App. Just search in the app settings after you've installed it

I did not know that, thanks

 

[Crown]

I doubt YouTube would develop something that causes people to spend less time on thir site.

But there are already lots of browser plugins that can block certain websites at certain times of the day.

I have firefox and I use a free plugin called "Leechblock" ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/leechblock/ ) to block all distracting websites when I need to get some work done.

I'm sure there are others for Chrome.

 

[PositivelyBrainwashed]

Kids are smart these days. They'll easily find a way to bypass such a block, whether creating a new Youtube account, using a proxy site, and using other third party websites that plays Youtube videos.