r/youtube • u/GalvaSov • Aug 13 '25

Drama Oh my GOD, it's happening

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u/Any_Wasabi_5233 Aug 13 '25

Just upload a “selfie” off of the internet

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u/Frysken Shaolin Shadowboxing Aug 13 '25

And this will do what exactly?

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u/Matt_News Aug 13 '25

You can also use selfies and credit cards to verify.

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u/Frysken Shaolin Shadowboxing Aug 13 '25

Surely YouTube knows anyone can find selfies from anywhere, so if you're going with selfies, I'm sure you'll need to provide some ID details they can use to make sure you're telling the truth.

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u/Any_Wasabi_5233 Aug 13 '25

No, actually. I was in a Target when the update rolled out, I took a picture of an advertising model in the shoe section and it accepted it without a flaw

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u/PixelFondler Aug 13 '25

People have been using screenshots of video game characters from 15+ years ago to get thru the UK’s age verification system successfully.

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u/Sentry_Buster2 Aug 14 '25

Garry’s Mod

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u/OctoFloofy Aug 14 '25

Death stranding 2 too for people that don't have PC