https://consumerrights.wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=OdinB55 2026-04-29T17:03:07Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.44.0 https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=YouTube_age_verification&diff=19101 2025-08-14T05:32:16Z

<p>OdinB55: Grammar fixes and direct quote from YouTube&#039;s Twitter (X) response.</p> <hr /> <div>{{IncidentCargo<br /> |StartDate=2025-07-30<br /> |Status=Active<br /> |ProductLine=YouTube<br /> |Product=Youtube<br /> |ArticleType=Service<br /> |Type=Digital restrictions<br /> |Description=YouTube is requiring Users to give their government id to verify that they are adults, otherwise Users will be locked out of content.<br /> }}Users' privacy is being violated by [https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition YouTube's new policy.] The policy requires Users to provide a government issued ID in order to access content. <br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> YouTube is a social media site created on [https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/when-was-youtube-created February 14th, 2005.] It allows Users to both upload and view video form content from their electronic devices. Over time, certain individuals, known as [https://influencermarketinghub.com/content-creators-youtube content creators,] began to make a living off this platform. As the popularity of the platform grew, more requirements became necessary. However, more recently, YouTube has been using the requirements as a loophole to take more away from the User.<br /> <br /> ==YouTube's Government ID Requirement==<br /> Recently, on [https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition July 30th, 2025,] YouTube has announced that they will be testing a new feature on its platform which requires Users to provide a government issued ID to verify if they are 18. If Users refuse, their account will be unable to access any content. This is in response to the UK's [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer Online Safety Act.] This act requires companies to verify their Users' ages on their platform. This, however, violates America's [https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1 first amendment right] to the free speech of people and the press. <br /> <br /> ===YouTube's Response===<br /> YouTube has [https://x.com/TeamYouTube/status/1950958354349633946 responded] stating that &quot;This won’t be required for all users. We’ve always had the option for age verification via ID or credit card if someone is incorrectly estimated to be under 18.&quot; Although, they have not corrected [https://www.uscreen.tv/blog/how-to-survive-youtube-demonetization/#:~:text=YouTube%20demonetization%20happens%20when%20a,process%20is%20largely%20the%20same.) previous errors with AI] they had in the past.<br /> <br /> ==Consumer response==<br /> Users are left frustrated by this requirement. As such, users have signed a [https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now petition] and have [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities contacted YouTube] to revoke this new requirement. However, their concerns have been ignored by YouTube as they doubled down on keeping the requirement. <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> [[Category:YouTube]]</div>

OdinB55 https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=User:OdinB55&diff=19099 2025-08-14T05:15:24Z

<p>OdinB55: Created my user page.</p> <hr /> <div>Don't know what to put here.</div>

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