YouTube is now using AI to determine if someone is under 18, regardless of the birthday they’ve entered into their account. This will automatically restrict users in the US whom it estimates to be underaged.
Posted by closetexistentialist
YouTube is now using AI to determine if someone is under 18, regardless of the birthday they’ve entered into their account. This will automatically restrict users in the US whom it estimates to be underaged.
Posted by closetexistentialist
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George Orwell underestimated how stupid this would all look
Missing the best part
> According to YouTube, users will “have the option to verify your age (through government ID, selfie or a credit card) if you believe our age estimation model is incorrect.”
God forbid I watch a video essay/analysis of a cartoon on my account I had for 11 years and now the AI determines I’m underage. Now they have my legal name and address ☺️
They started with porn because people would be too embarrassed to defend it, now they are moving on to other platforms. This is Orwellian type shit, needing a government ID to access YouTube? fuck all the way off.
Now it would be awesome if PornHub could somehow train AI to detect homophobic and transphobic Republicans that exclusively watch gay and transgender porn.
I’ll be sending a pic of my butthole. Fuck this authoritarian shit!
First thing my husband said when I told him about this was “perfect way to funnel kids towards more toy unboxing videos”. Yeah, and boomers towards politically biased content, and every other demographic they’d like to push in a particular direction. I wonder if they’re only analysing our ages with this tech, or other things about us as well.
Lol as someone who used to make edits of anime, cartoons, and disney and still does, i’m in danger
No fun videos allowed the day you turn 18
cant do shit without AI being involved and it genuinely drives me insane. theres no point to AI and yet its everywhere I look now. so incredibly frustrating
why does youtube even need to know our ages?? stupid all around
I’m sending a picture of myself with both middle fingers extended. Hope that helps their experts parse not only my age but my mood, to help cultivate my algorithm properly.
It’s just an excuse to have peoples photo to go along with their browsing history. This is the direction it is heading towards. 🤮️
I have had my account for idk like 18 years? For the last year My account has exclusively played dancing fruit for my baby, I wonder if they will think I am under 18 with this janky algorithm?
[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/09/uk-online-safety-act-internet-censorship-world-following-suit](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/09/uk-online-safety-act-internet-censorship-world-following-suit)
Who thought watching so many clips of Bluey would come back to bite me like this?!
welp guess i can’t show my students youtube videos anymore lest the youtube overlords decide i’m four years old
And, then make an AI ID, selfie or credit card for submission.
Have they ever guessed anyone’s age from their account, or is that just an excuse to roll out the ID requirement when it ‘fails’
My youtube account is almost old enough to drink. Leave me alone.
It just checks if you’re subscribed to Mr Beast and blocks over 18 content if you are
I’m not uploading government ID to watch a cooking video because AI is stupid, this is so draconian depressing.
A bunch of people are determined to turn the internet which is probably the best thing humanity has ever known into a pile of useless inaccessible shit
Drop politics off it
Edit: it will be hilarious for Ben Shapiro and the dude with the tiny face to realize their primary audience is 14
This is bad considering all the paw patrol videos I have to que up for my kids
My days of watching Quinton Reviews are going to ruin me
“Land of theee freeee”
I don’t even remember how old my account is. I was already on the site when we could create accounts with any email, not just gmail.
But I mainly watch gaming playthroughs… wonder if they’ll think I’m a child. :/
I mean, my google account is old enough to buy booze, but okay.
I can’t imagine any content on youtube being tempting enough to get me to upload my driver’s license. This is just stupid.