Deledao ActiveScan, presented by Hāpara - How to filter YouTube videos Follow

In this article:

• Overview
• YouTube content safety
• YouTube restricted mode
• Block or allow individual video
• Block or allow by category

Overview

Deledao ActiveScan, presented by Hāpara artificial intelligence allows schools to filter YouTube videos in real time based on their text, image and visual content. Additionally, you can easily block or allow YouTube videos according to channel, category and keywords. 

YouTube content safety

YouTube settings can be selected to use YouTube restricted mode, to Remove YouTube suggestions and to Block YouTube shorts. When Block YouTube shorts is selected, all YouTube shorts videos will be blocked, including those that are added to the allowed list.

YouTube restricted mode

When turned on, Moderate or Strict option is available:

Moderate Mode:

• Blocks age-restricted adult content
• Blocks videos with mature metadata flags from YouTube community
• Allows video previews/thumbnails
• Allows comments on videos
• Allows live streams
• Allows annotations, cards
• Filters search suggestions but allows some non-age-restricted results

Strict Mode:

• Blocks any age-restricted content (set as 18+ by uploader)
• Blocks videos flagged as containing mature content by YouTube community
• Disables video previews/thumbnails that could contain mature imagery
• Disables comments on videos to avoid mature language
• Blocks all live streams (as they can't be pre-screened)
• Blocks annotations, cards that could link to mature content
• Heavily filters and limits search suggestions
• Blocks videos even if not age-restricted if deemed potentially mature

Block or allow individual video

There could be a situation where a school may want to block videos by Cardi B. On the rule configuration page under Policy Manager, enter the URL of a Cardi B YouTube video into the blocked list. A window will pop up and let you select whether you want to block or allow:

• The individual video
• The video’s channel 
• The video’s category 
• Videos that contain certain keywords in their titles. For instance, entering the words “Cardi B” and “wap” will block all videos with any of these keywords in their titles. Separate the words and phrases with commas. 

Block or allow by category

While you can block the entire Streaming media and download category, which would include YouTube, you can additionally choose to allow or block specific YouTube categories. This flexibility will allow for a customization of YouTube that can be modified per rule. Simply check the box next to the YouTube category you would like to allow or block.

For example, to allow all streaming media sites except YouTube, but allow any YouTube videos that fall under the YouTube category of Education, set the following:

• Uncheck filter category of Streaming Media and Download
• Add youtube.com to the Blocked List
• Check Education in the Allowed YouTube Categories