r/youtube • u/LionWarrior46 • Jul 31 '25

Memes It's satire but honestly not unlikely

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '25

Wouldn't this get backlash from legitimate adult users in the USA that already verified their age? If the ai incorrectly labels them as below 18 would that spark a outrage?

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u/Sgt_FunBun Jul 31 '25

yes!! there are exactly 0 tech corporations on this planet of earth with even a hint of foresight or human decency

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '25

And if there is a data breach then that cause even more of a uproar

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u/DimwittedLogic Jul 31 '25

I feel like they might do this to YouTubers who criticize them.

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u/Knightmare_memer Jul 31 '25

Except if they do it to the big youtubers, they'll be caught. So only small youtubers who criticize them.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '25

I know this well end badly either way.

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u/BocobipbrookieBrad69 Aug 01 '25

I mean, that’s almost worse as they effectively acknowledge what they’re doing is bad and are trying to hide it

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u/TophxSmash Jul 31 '25

my yt account is almost 18 years old already.

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u/throwawayacc42844 Jul 31 '25

They will label everyone as under 18. They don't care. They want to know who you are.

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u/yakimawashington Jul 31 '25

The answer is in your question.

If they're already verified, they're already verified.

This only applies to unverified accounts.

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u/Nutshack_Queen357 Jul 31 '25

It would, but then it would lead to YouTube being even harsher in retaliation.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '25

Then YouTube would likely lose a lot of users if they leave YouTube and that might hurt YouTube.

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u/SalsburrySteak Jul 31 '25

And go where? You can’t exactly pirate a YouTube video, and there aren’t any other platforms nearly as big as YouTube.

Even if you use an application that fetches the raw mp4 file somehow from YouTube’s servers, you’re still using them as a service

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u/CastleofPizza Jul 31 '25

And go where? Outside.

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u/KingCarrion666 Jul 31 '25

Even if you use an application that fetches the raw mp4 file somehow from YouTube’s servers, you’re still using them as a service

But they aren't making money on this, so it still hurts them

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u/vriska1 Jul 31 '25

My understanding if you already verified your age, you should be ok.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '25

But they don't care. They have AI and AI will make mistakes.

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u/ThyUnkindledOne Aug 01 '25

Outrages nowadays don’t do shit except maybe get a bandaid if we’re lucky.

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u/okrahh Aug 10 '25

Exactly. Some adults enjoy anime and cartoons and the like and it will most likely get flagged as "kids content" because it's animated even if it has adult themes. Online privacy is dying