How to block Typical Gamer on YouTube

What is Typical Gamer?

Typical Gamer is Andre Rebelo's channel, one of the biggest for GTA V roleplay and Fortnite. The format is long streams and daily uploads that follow ongoing roleplay story lines.

Is Typical Gamer appropriate for kids?

His own language is relatively mild, but a large share of the content is set inside Grand Theft Auto, a game world of crime, weapons and adult situations that carries an adult rating kids routinely bypass by watching instead of playing. Streams run for hours and the roleplay story lines are built for daily return viewing. Parents usually decide based on the game, not the host.

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

Block Typical Gamer 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 Typical Gamer and block the channel.
4. 4
   Done. Typical Gamer 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. Typical Gamer 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.