How to Use Hulu Parental Controls

can be customized parental control hulu, to limit the types of content your children can see. By creating a Hulu profile for children, you can restrict access to R-rated content.

Parental controls apply to Hulu on all devices, including tablets , web browsers and smart TVs, such as Amazon Fire TV .

How does Hulu parental control work?

Hulu allows you to create separate profiles for each person who follows your account. When setting up a profile, you will have the option to make it a child profile, which is limited to family shows and movies. Shows rated R or TV-MA will not appear on kids’ Hulu profiles.

The Standard plan allows two users to watch at the same time, but you can increase Hulu’s screen limit by upgrading your account.

How to set up a Hulu Kids profile online

To create a child-only profile:

Go to Hulu.com and sign in to your account.
Select your name in the top right corner, then select » Profile Management» .
Select Add profile .
Enter a name for the profile, then select the toggle switch under » Children» and set it to position » On .».
Select Create a profile .
The next time you log into Hulu, you will be asked who is watching. When you select a child profile, Hulu will not recommend adult content, and adult content will not show up in searches.

When browsing the web, you can switch between profiles by hovering over the profile name in the upper right corner of the browser window.

How to set up a Hulu Kids profile on mobile

You can also create a child profile using the Hulu mobile app for iOS and Android .

Open the Hulu app and click » Account» .
Click on your profile name.
Click New Profile .
Enter a name for the profile, then click the toggle next to » Children» and set it to position » On .».
Click Create a profile .

How to update your Hulu Kids profile

You can update or remove restrictions on profile content at any time.

Go to the Hulu account management page and select icon pencil next to your profile.
Select a toggle switch under Kids and set it to position Off .
Enter your date of birth, then select Save Changes .

Hulu Parental Control Restrictions

Hulu’s parental controls are not as extensive as parental controls for netflix . Unfortunately, it’s not possible to block certain shows or movies or restrict access to PG or TV-Y content only, so your kids will still be able to watch PG-13 and TV-14 content. If you set up parental controls for your streaming device then you can completely prevent children from accessing Hulu.

However, there is no way to password protect Hulu profiles, which means kids can view all content by simply switching to your profile. You can see what’s been viewed recently on your profile, so you can see if your kids have used it. You cannot restrict access to adult content on all profiles.