YouTube is testing a blurred thumbnail feature for mature content

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YouTube has begun a test where thumbnails for videos will be blurred if they contain content categorised as mature. The feature was rolled out to a small number of users yesterday to prevent them from accidentally seeing sexually-themed content that violates its community guidelines. So, what should you know about it?

For your information, the video title, channel name, and description of the content will still be visible. Users will have the option to turn this feature off if they don't want it. This is a feature that exists on other sites like Reddit for content labelled NSFW.

We have yet to confirm other details on the news. So, we should wait for more confirmation from YouTube. Hopefully, everything will be resolved soon.


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