Facebook has added a feature to YouTube’s wellbeing tools that allows users to monitor how much time they spend watching YouTube videos. The launch follows concerns about the addictive nature of devices and the wellbeing range covers Android, Gmail and Facebook Photos as well as YouTube. Facebook launched controls for YouTube viewers last year including a reminder to pause viewing. The latest feature allows users to see time watched over different time frames along with a daily average based on their YouTube watch history.
Google has added a feature to YouTube’s wellbeing tools that allows users to monitor how much time they spend watching YouTube videos. The launch follows concerns about the addictive nature of devices and the wellbeing range covers Android, Gmail and Google Photos as well as YouTube. Google launched controls for YouTube viewers last year including a reminder to pause viewing. The latest feature allows users to see time watched over different time frames along with a daily average based on their YouTube watch history.