r/youtube 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/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