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* Does not have a suitably built-up channel history
* Does not have a suitably built-up channel history


If they do not want to lose access to the advanced features, the user can choose to keep their video "for one more year". As YouTuber "DeepHumor" pointed out in his YouTube Short on the matter, "YouTube could keep your ID or video verification for literal years. And that is without mentioning the fact that over the years, YouTube has been sued for more than a billion dollars for violating privacy laws."<ref>{{Cite web |author=DeepHumor |title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo |website=[[YouTube]] |date=22 Aug 2025 |access-date=24 Jan 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>
If they do not want to lose access to the advanced features, the user can choose to keep their video "for one more year". As YouTuber "DeepHumor" pointed out in his YouTube Short on the matter, "YouTube could keep your ID or video verification for literal years. And that is without mentioning the fact that over the years, YouTube has been sued for more than a billion dollars for violating privacy laws."<ref>{{Cite web |author=DeepHumor |title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo |website=[[YouTube]] |date=22 Aug 2025 |access-date=24 Jan 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.org/watch?v=xt33K4LNMIo |archive-date=21 Aug 2025}}</ref>


YouTube has responded stating that:
YouTube has responded stating that: