Set country and age restrictions for your Google+ profile and content

Restrict by selecting an age range

1. On your computer, open Google+.

2. In the top left corner, click Menu   Settings .
3. Under "Other," next to "Target Audience," click Edit.
4. To choose the type of people you want to reach, next to "Target Audience," click the Down arrow . You can pick: “Anyone,” “Users 18 and older,” or “Users 21 or older,” or "Custom."
5. At the bottom of the page, click the box confirming you’ve read the instructions  click Save.

Restrict by setting a minimum age

1. On your computer, open Google+.
2. In the top left corner, click Menu   Settings .
3. Under "Other," next to "Target Audience," click Edit.
4. Next to "Target Audience," click the Down arrow   Custom.
5. Next to "Global Settings", click the Down arrow   Minimum user age  type an age.
6. At the bottom of the page, click the box confirming you’ve read the instructions  click Save.

Restrict access by location

1. On your computer, open Google+.
2. In the top left corner, click Menu   Settings .
3. Under "Other," next to "Target Audience," click Edit.
4. Next to "Target Audience," click the Down arrow   Custom.
5. To select who can view your content, in the search box under "Country-specific settings", type the name of the country and click the Down Arrow, . You can choose “Anyone,” “No one,” or set a minimum age for users in that country.
6. Click Add at the bottom of the page, click the box confirming you’ve read the instructions Save.

Restricted users may be able to see some of your content, even if you’ve used your settings to choose who can see your content.

What restricted users can see	What restricted users can’t see
Your profile name, profile photo, and cover photo	Your posts after restrictions were turned on
Photos (including those shared through posts), communities, hangouts, events, reviews, and any Google+ content other than posts	Certain information in the “About” section of your profile
Comments you’ve made from your profile
Your YouTube channel and videos, unless you’ve turned on age restriction settings through YouTube

Note: Some Google+ features require owners or moderators, like communities and events. Owners and moderators can see and manage the content you share on their page, even if they’re in a category you have restricted.

Some other things to keep in mind:

• Signed in or out: If you use target audience settings, they’ll apply to signed-in Google users who’ve added their birthday to their account. If a person is signed out, they won’t be able to see age restricted content. Country-specific restrictions will apply whether the person is signed in or out.
• Impacted content: Your target audience settings currently affect posts, and some information on the About tab. But in the future, they may affect other content you post, too. If that happens, this article will be updated to explain the changes.
• Finding content through search: Even if you use these restrictions, people may still find your content by searching for it. That means your target audience settings will not change how your content is seen by search engines, web crawlers, or the Google+ API.

You can’t use Google+ to facilitate the sale of regulated goods like alcohol or tobacco. If you do, Google may remove the offending content, or suspend your account.

In some cases, we may restrict profiles because of legal or policy considerations. When this happens, these restrictions can't be changed, but additional restrictions can be added.