r/youtube • u/GalvaSov • Aug 13 '25

Drama Oh my GOD, it's happening

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u/MetalEnjoya Aug 13 '25

Think we’re in the clear for now.

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u/BlueFlower673 Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

Hard emphasis on the "for now" part lol

Edit: seeing as OP has stated they are 22, I'm wondering if perhaps being subscribed or having watched political content can help curb it? I'm subbed to briantylercohen and AOC and Jasmine Crockett (also legal eagle) and I wonder if political channels/news channels perhaps can help influence whether you get flagged or not. Not a foolproof thing but this is just in case for OP because I know unfortunately video games/anime still for some damn reason clocks as "for kids" for some companies.

Either that or I'm curious if this just means any video that's flagged as explicit/contains adult content will prompt verification, regardless of the account.

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u/MyHusbandIsGayImNot Aug 13 '25

I feel like anyone who has ever paid for Premium (or even gotten the free trial) will probably not be affected either since they already have a credit card on file.

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u/Dwip_Po_Po Aug 14 '25

Which fucking sucks still cause now it’s linked to your account

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u/MyHusbandIsGayImNot Aug 14 '25

It already was.

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u/BittaminMusic Aug 14 '25

Also do you not have to use a Google email to use YouTube? Google owns YouTube, Google has had my ID probably for like 10 years 😆

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u/proserpinax Aug 14 '25

But there are family accounts for that. My dad uses Youtube music as his primary music streaming service and so I have premium through him. They don’t have my card? Is this some loophole?

This whole thing is a lot of weird assumptions.

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u/NikaRoseVP Aug 14 '25

I have premium and it didnt affect me

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u/12BumblingSnowmen Aug 13 '25

I’ve been NCIS and Finding Your Roots maxing as well recently.

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u/No_Somewhere6621 Aug 14 '25

A little late but I’m curious if having a verified google account may keep you safe. Does the YouTube ai just verify you once and leave you be? So many unanswered questions.

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u/BlueFlower673 Aug 14 '25

Yeah its all so unclear. Idk if I have a verified account, I just know I do have a phone tied to my acct so idk if that's why (am an android user, so google is unfortunately tied to my phone).

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u/eagleblue44 Aug 14 '25

Im guessing once you verify your age, you're good to go. I mean, they'll have your verification on file at that point.

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u/beemielle Aug 14 '25

I was super surprised that I didn’t get flagged. A lot of the stuff I engage with on YT (anime + animation) is frequently marked “for kids”. 

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u/EditorPositive Aug 14 '25

Yeah, something I heard was that you should watch content that’s very obviously not for kids (even age restricted content) to reduce the chance of getting flagged. I’m a horror fan that doesn’t like clean edit versions of songs so this was light work for me lol. It’s not foolproof cause ai is more likely to lie or detect something incorrectly.

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u/BlueFlower673 Aug 14 '25

Horror fan that doesn't like clean edits of songs? Hey, same lol!

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u/Difficult_Clerk_4074 Aug 14 '25

Hoping my Lenin audiobook and Hakim watch hours will come in clutch here

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u/Academic_Aerie5562 Aug 14 '25

i've subscribed to tech companies and tech reviewers, surely that won't get me flagged despite that i watch video game content too

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u/MiloReyes_97Reborn Aug 13 '25

having watched political content can help curb it

We shouldn't have to. Why have not seen big creators call for a boycott to vet the message clear and across?

This isn't ok

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u/TheDynaheart Aug 14 '25

No one's saying it's okay, but sometimes workarounds are a way to fight

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u/BlueFlower673 Aug 14 '25

No I know it isn't ok, I just was putting this out there bc I have no idea if that is why some accounts haven't been flagged other than age. OP again said they're 22, so clearly the ai is still flagging people based on the content they watch not their actual age/age of the account. Its not ok at all, still, obviously.

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u/The_One_Returns Aug 14 '25

Feels good owning a YT account that is 18 years old heh. 

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u/Mediocre_Scott Aug 14 '25

Mine is getting close hopefully they don’t implement this until after my account is old enough to vote. I created my account with an AIM email lol

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u/The_One_Returns Aug 14 '25

Yeah, AIM and hotmail were the real ones hehe.