There will be a new age restriction on YouTube

YouTube throws up the minimum age for the platform, but it is not as rigorous as it sounds. It is an important change in terms of age restrictions, namely for solo-livestreams for teenagers who make videos.

New age restriction YouTube

More and more platforms are estimating the ages of users via AI. Artificial intelligence is able to trace who is lying about his or her age. Google also uses this for YouTube, but now it goes one step further. If you want to live on YouTube, you have to be at least 16 years old for that. This new rule will take effect on July 22, so if you are between 13 and 16, then you will have a month before live streams are no longer an option

Earlier you could stream if you were 13 years or older, but that made a lot of content that was harmful to people who are so young. As a 13 to 15-year-old you can still pass in a live stream, but only if there is clearly an adult next to you. You can still stream from your own channel, but then the adult must be your channel manager and start the live stream.

Child

YouTube wants to become a child safe with this, but it also has a downside. It is more difficult for young people to get more followers, because they are less easy to go live. At the same time you can wonder how important that is when it comes to safety. In addition, YouTube gives more safety tips to ensure that children do not regret their channel. Think of tips about keeping personal information private and using moderation tools to keep the LiveChat cozy and safe for everyone.

Young people and the internet are currently a hot item. It is very difficult not to have them made a social media profile too young, but AI does help with the distinction between those who are 13 years old and 9 years. In addition, there are also going on from the political initiatives to see if social media is no longer allowed under a certain age. Something that is already in force in Australia.