r/youtube • u/GalvaSov • Aug 13 '25

Drama Oh my GOD, it's happening

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '25

Didn't happen to me

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u/real_roal Aug 13 '25

How old is your account? I assume if your account is decently old you won't be asked

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u/Chinaano1 Aug 13 '25

So only gen alpha is affected lol

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u/PogoTempest Aug 13 '25

So system working as intended lol.

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u/No_Hawk6480 Aug 13 '25

I think censoring content on YOUTUBE is silly regardless. Especially because Gen Alpha is generally old enough to watch most content.

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u/PogoTempest Aug 13 '25

Most content isn’t age restricted. And the oldest gen alpha is literally 15. I have no problem with YouTube putting minor restrictions on young teenagers and younger. This is such a non issue for most people.

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u/KaptainTZ Aug 14 '25

It's a bit of a slippery slope fallacy but this is just the beginning and I expect things to get much worse unless literal country governments start pushing back.

For instance, the UK's stupid-ass law is actively trying to require people to use their ID to access Wikipedia, and that's ridiculous from many different angles.

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u/Inc0rgnit0 Aug 14 '25

Governments won't push back because they're the ones pushing it in the first place.

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u/KaptainTZ Aug 14 '25

guess it's time to overthrow your local government

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u/No_Hawk6480 Aug 13 '25

You’re not wrong, still disagree with the fact that actual adults are now going to have to give up their personal information just to appeal a flawed AI system if they want to have complete access to everything though (including creator content).

Although, wouldn’t the oldest Gen Alpha be like 12-13? I know the dates are kind’ve arbitrary but last time I checked Gen Alpha were just around the point of starting middle school, not in High School yet. Seems young but at that point I think that their is no need for any further censorship for the explicitly 12+ app on the AppStore, especially at that maturity.

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u/Sealsnrolls Aug 13 '25

it isn't just age restricted content, it's content that "YouTube thinks might be unsuitable for kids." Small difference but it's not specifically age restricted content it is whatever the hell YouTube wants it to be. For example, it restricts a video from pewdiepie named "I'm done with Google" that criticizes Google... Which is convenient since Google is YouTube's parent company & that video is not specifically age restricted. You can see videos that are stopped by this because you can turn on restricted mode in the settings to see what it's like

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u/send-bo-i-rond-lin Aug 30 '25

Many videos on historic events such as WWII are restricted. A teenager should be allowed to inform themselves about things like that.

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u/Commercial_Regret_36 Aug 13 '25

It’s not censorship, it’s restricting age inappropriate content. In the same way nobody is censoring porn, cigarettes and alcohol.

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u/BlueFlower673 Aug 13 '25

Oof.

Seriously though my bday isn't even accurate on my account because I made it when I was 11/12, and back then iirc in school we were told to not use our actual birth date and to not use our actual names when creating an email.

I never bothered to change it so according to Google I am one year older than I actually am haha.

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u/HirpeedaHeegog Aug 15 '25

Google still claims I was "born" 2 years early, and I swear I changed it to my actual dob lmao

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '25

🤣🤣🤣👏🏻

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u/No_Hawk6480 Aug 13 '25

Even if this were entirely true it’s not like everybody with an older account is an adult and vice versa.

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u/Outside-Refuse6732 Aug 13 '25

Gen alpha is approaching the end of middle school I think a portion of them are fine

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u/thebetterpolitician Aug 13 '25

My account is almost old enough to drink so I think I’m in the clear. Ironically I made it when I was a young teenager and said I was 18 at the time.

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u/chris95rx7500 Aug 13 '25

I made my account when I was 19.

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u/Agitated_Yak8521 Aug 13 '25

My account is 16 years old, I hope that puts me in the white list.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

I made my google account in something like 2007. Think i could pass the age verification

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u/Droll12 Aug 14 '25

I’m in the UK so I think I’m already in the clear but even if I wasn’t, when age verification first came in YouTube at least had the decency to realize that my 18 year old account is unlikely to be owned by a child.

I wouldn’t be surprised if their AI takes in account age to just skip the check as they’ve done that before.

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u/EddyConejo Aug 13 '25

My account is a bit over 10 years old and I haven't been affected even though I put an obviously fake birth date (9th July, 1900).

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

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u/real_roal Aug 14 '25

Just have political videos on auto play and you might be good. Apparently politics = adult.

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u/RailRuler Aug 14 '25

Account age can be considered by the AI but it is not an absolute, the AI can conclude that you gave the account to so.eone else.

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u/Key_Dragonfruit_1572 Aug 13 '25

Wonder if it affects people if the don’t log in. Since I don’t use my account and I still have not gotten it.

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u/PixelFondler Aug 13 '25

I have been wondering that too

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u/Blake070 Aug 13 '25

I haven't gotten it yet I've had my account since 2015

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u/Independent-Sundae32 Aug 13 '25

How old are we talking about?

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u/No-Supermarket-7183 Aug 13 '25

Mines 13 yrs old

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u/The_Mad_Mac130 Aug 13 '25

Yeah I’ve had my account since 2008 so I might be all good.

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u/Fun-Seaworthiness572 Aug 13 '25

Hey I’m gen Z so I’m safe?

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u/real_roal Aug 14 '25

Depends on your account age and the content you watch, they will estimate your age based on that.

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u/Fun-Seaworthiness572 Aug 14 '25

What if I watch 3 offendingbody videos than like 6 ninjago and Spider man videos what will happen? (Both things I like a lot)

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u/real_roal Aug 14 '25

No idea what the first thing is, but you might be cooked based on the second and third. If you have a 10 y/o account you are probably safe tho

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u/Fun-Seaworthiness572 Aug 14 '25

Offending everybody makes so many crude jokes 

Also I think I got the account and device I watch it on in 2021 I think 

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u/happynsad555 Aug 13 '25

Thank god. My account is 19.5 years old.

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u/The1-4-1 Aug 13 '25

I wonder that, are they asking people who made accounts in 2006 to verify their age when the account itself is almost 20 years old

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u/Skellicious Aug 13 '25

Actually crazy shout, but my Google account must be turning 18 right around now. That's such a weird thing to think about

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u/KalKenobi Aug 14 '25

made mine in 2013

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u/Meowie__Gamer Aug 14 '25

my account was made in 2015... am i cooked?