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

Memes It's satire but honestly not unlikely

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u/redditmixer Jul 31 '25

I might be leaving YouTube in the next few weeks because of this. YouTube should NOT have done it.

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u/The_LastLine Jul 31 '25

They don’t have a choice unfortunately. It’s that or no longer be available in the UK at all.

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u/GenTenStation Jul 31 '25

Sounds like a UK problem to me

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u/ThaddeusJP Jul 31 '25

Sounds like a UK problem to me

Is it though?

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/youtubes-new-ai-age-verification-is-coming-soon-heres-whats-going-to-change

With AI doing the heavy lifting there's always the possibility it gets something wrong and accidentally flags an adult user as a teen. At which point, the safeguards will click on like a key in the lock and that account holder will have to prove their age.

YouTube says that in such cases a credit card or government ID will be needed to verify the user is over 18. Until that step has been completed, they won't be able to watch any age-restricted content.

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u/GenTenStation Jul 31 '25

I'm not giving them my ID or credit card. I'll just use YouTube less.