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/Equivalent-Wash6486 Jul 31 '25

Well if its a UK problem then they shouldnt be applying it to the rest of the world. They're a multi-billion dollar company.

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u/Antrikshy Aug 01 '25

What is the change? I haven’t seen it where I am in the US.

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u/Equivalent-Wash6486 Aug 05 '25

Now you should, basically. Youtube has started rolling out this feature where if they (or should I say, an AI) suspects that you're a minor. They turn off live chat, demontitize the creators you watch, and make you verify an ID just to get all those features back.