Two among them are Parental Control– which gives complete control to the parents as to what type of content their children should watch and for how long and Restricted Mode- which will screen out potentially objectionable content. if you have both these features disabled and you come across NSFW content, then the Nest Hub would display either of the two warnings: But since you don’t have any restrictive measures imposed on your account, YouTube will give you the option to confirm this warning and proceed ahead to watch that content. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case as of now. Numerous users have voiced their concern that Google Home tends to block offensive YouTube content and doesn’t give them any option to watch that content, even if both the Parental Control and Restricted Mode are disabled. “The following content has been identified by the YouTube community as inappropriate or offensive to some audiences.”
They only get the Go back option and that’s just about it. This issue is happening across both YouYube and its Music app. If you are also getting bugged with this problem, then this guide will make you aware of a nifty workaround to rectify this issue. Follow along.
Fix Google Home blocks offensive YouTube content
The culprit behind this issue is the Digital Wellbeing functionality being currently bugged and corrupted. So to rectify it, you will have to delete the filters associated with that filter. Here’s how it could be done [make sure that both the Parental Control and Restricted Mode are disabled for your account]. That’s it. These were the steps to fix the issue wherein Google Home tends to block offensive YouTube content. As far as the official stance on this matter is concerned, the developers are yet to acknowledge this issue, let alone give out any ETA for the rollout of a fix. As and when any of these two things happen, we will update this guide accordingly. In the meantime, the aforementioned workaround is your best bet.
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