After launching the feature earlier this year, YouTube has unleashed a new wave of AI age verification on the platform, angering some.
YouTube first announced AI age verification back in July of this year, noting that it would start implementing checks in August. It wasn’t until late September, though, that the first wave of users actually started getting hit with AI-based age restrictions on content.
Now, another wave has hit.
Over the past 24 hours, a number of YouTube users on Reddit have reported that their accounts have been restricted under YouTube’s AI age verification. As was the case last time around, users can just accept the restrictions, or verify that they are over the age of 18 by using an official ID, taking a selfie that is then used to estimate your age, or using a credit card.
As a reminder, YouTube’s restrictions for accounts deemed to be under the age of 18 include:
- Blocking age-restricted videos
- Showing only non-personalized ads
- Enabling digital wellbeing tools by default. This includes “take a break” and bedtime reminders.
- Showing reminders about privacy when uploading a video or commenting publicly
- Minimizing recommendations of videos with content that could be problematic if viewed in repetition
- Setting uploads as private by default for anyone
- Restricting the ability to earn from gifts on vertical live streams
More on YouTube:
- YouTube will upgrade video and thumbnail file size limits ‘soon’
- YouTube adds AI-upscaled ‘Super Resolution’ for low-quality videos
- YouTube for Android TV now shows account switcher at startup
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