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Highlights of the G+ Help File’s Settings Tab - Setting Country and Age Restrictions

One of the first things I do whenever I pick up a new piece of technology, or use a new software product, is go directly to the Settings to see exactly what I can and can’t control. You can often pick up on a great many things you didn’t know by simply browsing the titles of options available to you, and learn even more by playing around with the different ways you can impact your experience. No matter what you’re using, if it’s plugged in and has a screen, it will have a Settings feature. It’s one of the universal functions found in the modern world and that’s a good thing for users.

Last week, we covered Accessibility where you can control ease-of-use and other features aimed at helping all users enjoy their experience. This week, we’re going to skip past Edit Your Profile as we’ve already covered it thoroughly in our previous series and focus on an area many probably didn’t know existed – Setting Country and Age Restrictions for G+ Profile and Content. There are quite a few ways here that you can use to customize your profile and restrict access.

The first choice you have here is to Restrict Access by Age or Location. When you open the tab, you’re given control over the age of your audience: anyone, a custom age, over 18, or a specific minimum age anyone worldwide must be to see your posts. You can also restrict access to your profile by anyone in a specific country. I’m not sure why anyone would really do this, but the option is there if you so choose to use it. Any settings you adjust can be readjusted later, so you’re not setting anything in stone and can feel comfortable making changes.

The next tab gives you information about what restricted users can and cannot see regarding your profile. There’s some useful stuff here and it’s probably worth your time, if thinking of using restrictions, to read over what’s here to familiarize yourself with the process and its results. The next tab is just a simple message about regulated goods like tobacco and alcohol. Obviously, these are a no-no in G+ and anywhere else on Google, so steer clear if you don’t want to have your account suspended. The last tab is Google’s way of saying they can enforce their own restrictions for legal and policy concerns, but we all knew that already, I think. After all, it’s their party and we’re all just guests.

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