How to block The Amazing Digital Circus on YouTube

What is The Amazing Digital Circus?

The Amazing Digital Circus is an animated series by the studio GLITCH about characters trapped in a candy-colored virtual circus. Its pilot became one of the most-watched animation debuts on YouTube, and the studio also makes the more violent series Murder Drones.

Is The Amazing Digital Circus appropriate for kids?

The bright toy-like art style attracts young kids, but the writing is aimed at teens: the core themes are being trapped, losing your identity and psychological breakdown, with characters who permanently lose their minds. The same studio's other shows are more graphic. There is also a large wave of unofficial TADC content from other channels, some of it far darker than the original, that rides the series' popularity into kids' feeds.

Whether that fits your child is your call. If you decide to block the channel, here is how.

Block The Amazing Digital Circus with Vidward

1. 1
   Create your free Vidward account. The trial runs 7 days with no credit card.
2. 2
   Add your child in the dashboard and link their computer by typing the one-time code into the Vidward extension in their browser.
3. 3
   Open your child's Filters tab, search for The Amazing Digital Circus and block the channel.
4. 4
   Done. The Amazing Digital Circus disappears from search, the home feed, recommendations and direct links in their browser, and every change you make syncs to their device.

Does YouTube have a built-in way to block a channel?

Not really. YouTube's "Don't recommend channel" option only trims the home feed. The Amazing Digital Circus still shows up in search results, in Shorts and through direct links, and your child can undo the setting in two clicks. Restricted Mode filters some mature content but cannot target a specific channel. That gap is exactly what Vidward covers.

Want the full picture first? Read our guide to every way to block a YouTube channel.