How to block YouTube on an Amazon Fire tablet

Use an Amazon Kids profile

The cleanest Fire tablet block is an Amazon Kids child profile that never gets YouTube. Parents choose which apps and content appear in that profile. The child does not need access to the adult profile.

You also need to close the web path. Amazon Kids can block web browsing, use a small list of approved sites, or use a wider filtered browser where you block specific sites.

Create the child profile and leave YouTube out

1. 1

   From the adult profile, open Settings, then Profiles & Family Library. Select Add a child profile.

2. 2

   Open the Amazon Kids app, tap the gear beside the child, then open Manage Content.

3. 3

   Review the apps and web content shared with the child. Do not share YouTube or any browser app that gives an open route to it.

4. 4

   Keep the adult profile PIN private. Switch into the child profile and confirm that YouTube is absent.

Amazon's Fire tablet child profile guide covers profile setup. Its content sharing guide shows the current Manage Content path.

If YouTube already appears in the child profile, remove that shared app or content. Amazon notes that outside apps can contain links to websites even when web access is off, so review every app you leave in the profile.

Block the YouTube website

Open Amazon Parent Dashboard and select the child. Go to Settings, then Fire Tablet Web Browser.

Choose the scope that fits:

• Block Access To Web Browsing closes the browser.
• Hand-Selected Websites & Videos keeps the child on a short approved list.
• Filtered Websites & Videos leaves more of the web open and lets you block a site.

For the filtered choice, add youtube.com to the blocked site list. Test www.youtube.com, m.youtube.com, and a direct video link from the child profile.

Amazon describes these browser choices in its Parent Dashboard guide. The exact choices can vary by device and country.

Do not rely on the adult profile control alone

Fire tablet's general parental controls can restrict shopping, downloads, and settings in an adult profile. Amazon says those controls are for users 13 and older. It directs younger children to a child profile instead.

If the child can enter the adult profile, they may reach apps and sites that the Amazon Kids profile hides. Lock that profile and test the switch from the same screen the child uses.

If you still want some YouTube

A supervised Google account can now block named YouTube channels and set the daily Shorts feed limit to zero. That option needs a YouTube surface which lets the child sign in to the supervised account. It does not turn Amazon Kids into a YouTube filter.

Vidward does not run on Fire tablets. It is a desktop browser extension plus a parent dashboard. It cannot filter an Amazon Kids profile, Silk, or a tablet app.

If your child also uses YouTube on a computer, Vidward can set rules in that desktop Chrome profile. See how to block YouTube in Chrome.