How do I turn off administrator restrictions?

Restricted Mode is an optional setting that you can use on YouTube. This feature can help screen out potentially mature content that you or others using your devices may prefer not to view. 

Computers in libraries, universities, and other public institutions may have Restricted Mode turned on by a network administrator.

Note: Turning on Restricted Mode isn’t the same as age-restricting videos. Learn more about age-restricted content.

How to turn Restricted Mode on and off

Turn Restricted Mode on or off

1. Sign in to your account.
2. At the top right, click your profile photo
   
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3. At the bottom, click Restricted Mode.
4. In the top-right box that opens, to turn Restricted Mode on or off, click Activate Restricted Mode.

Troubleshoot problems with turning off Restricted Mode

If you’ve entered your username and password, and Restricted Mode remains on, you can check your settings on the YouTube content restrictions page for more info. The tool will assess whether an administrator set up these restrictions, or if they are on your personal account. A check mark will display beside the relevant restriction. If more help is needed, the tool will guide you toward the next step for troubleshooting.

Note: Some mobile network providers offer content filters. These filters restrict the type of web content that you can access when your device is connected to their mobile network. Check the YouTube content restrictions page to see if you have any network or account level restrictions. A check mark will display beside the relevant restriction, and the text below will indicate the restriction level. If your DNS restrictions are on, and the level is set to “moderate” or “strict," you have content filtering turned on. Try contacting your mobile network provider to find out how to manage or turn off this setting.

Control Restricted Mode for your family

If you’re a parent using the Family Link app, you can turn on Restricted Mode for your child's account if they’re not eligible for a supervised experience on YouTube. Learn how to turn on Restricted Mode in the Family Link app's settings.

When Restricted Mode is turned on in Family Link, your child can't change the Restricted Mode settings on any device they’re signed in to.

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Thanks to millions of vaccinations, California’s economy is open. But COVID-19 has not gone away. To safely go about our daily lives, we need to keep taking steps to prevent the spread.

On this page:

What to do now

Use these tools to stay safe and protect yourself and others from COVID-19.

Get your kids and yourself vaccinated and boosted. It’s our best tool to end the pandemic. Vaccination is safe, effective, and free.

Wear a mask to keep from spreading the virus to those who are vulnerable. This includes those with weak immune systems, those who are pregnant, and the unvaccinated.

Get tested for COVID-19 if you may have been exposed. It’s available and confidential for everyone in California.

Find out how long to stay home and avoid others if you test positive for COVID-19. Learn how to care for yourself and others if you are exposed.

Turn on exposure notifications in your Apple or Android phone. CA Notify can then alert you if you’ve been near someone who tested positive.

Find out how we’re fighting COVID-19 at K-12 schools and childcare centers. Get rules and recommendations for masking, vaccinations, and testing.

Employers are responsible for keeping the work environment safe. See the state’s rules and standards on how your employer can protect you and your colleagues.

Mega-events are indoor events with 1,000 or more people and outdoor events with 10,000 or more people. Read the safety recommendations for each.

Keep California healthy and our communities open by following CDC travel guidelines.

See COVID-19 guidance in more languages.

Do’s and don’ts for daily life

Protect yourself and others by keeping these common-sense safety steps in mind.

Do

• Get vaccinated and boosted
• Wear a mask where required
• Turn on exposure notifications on your phone
• Get tested and stay home if you’re sick
• Isolate if you test positive
• Get tested if required by your workplace
• Wear a mask to protect the vulnerable

Don’t

• Lose your proof of vaccination
• Think you can’t get the virus or pass it on because you feel well
• Assume everyone is vaccinated
• Expect all COVID-19 rules everywhere to be lifted
• Attend large events if you’re sick
• Travel if you’re sick

Read the CDC’s How to Protect Yourself and Others and CDPH’s What to Do If You’re Exposed and What to Do If You Test Positive.

SMARTER Plan

The SMARTER Plan will guide California’s response to future phases of COVID-19. The plan includes:

• What we’ve already done
• How our experiences inform our future approach
• How we’re preparing for the future
• How we’re managing risk to keep people safe

Read the full SMARTER Plan.

Past restrictions

Reopening California 

California has moved Beyond the Blueprint to safely and fully reopen the economy. 

As of June 15, 2021, the Governor terminated the executive orders that put into place the Stay Home Order and the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. He also phased out the vast majority of executive actions put in place since March 2020 as part of the pandemic response, leaving a subset of provisions that facilitate the ongoing recovery.

The public health order effective June 15, 2021 supersedes all prior health orders. The order has limited restrictions, only related to masking and mega-events, as well as settings serving children and youth.

Restrictions that ended on June 15, 2021 include:

• Physical distancing
• Capacity limits on businesses
• County tier system

Read the Governor’s orders N-07-21 and N-08-21. Find details in CDPH’s Beyond the Blueprint for Industry and Business Sectors and the Beyond the Blueprint Questions and Answers.