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Additionally, YouTube now requires creators to re-upload IDs and video verification if the user has: | Additionally, YouTube now requires creators to re-upload IDs and video verification if the user has: | ||
* Failed to make use of the advanced features; | *Failed to make use of the advanced features; | ||
* Allowed the previous video verification to be deleted after the 30-day notice is given; and | *Allowed the previous video verification to be deleted after the 30-day notice is given; and | ||
* 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=https://preservetube.org/watch?v=xt33K4LNMIo |archive-date=21 Aug 2025}}</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: | ||
<blockquote>"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 — this update is about using better technology to make these estimations."<ref>{{Cite web |author=@TeamYouTube |title=TeamYouTube on X |url=https:// | <blockquote>"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 — this update is about using better technology to make these estimations."<ref>{{Cite web |author=@TeamYouTube |date=31 Jul 2025 |title=TeamYouTube on X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/TeamYouTube/status/1950958354349633946 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415164413/https://nitter.catsarch.com/TeamYouTube/status/1950958354349633946 |archive-date=15 Apr 2026 |access-date=24 Jan 2026 |website=[[X]]}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
This most likely refers to their eligibility system for advanced creator features, of which ID and/or video verification is a method of gaining access.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Learn about feature access for YouTube Creators |url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437 |website=[[YouTube]] Help |date=16 Aug 2025 |access-date=24 Jan 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250829151136/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437 |archive-date=29 Aug 2025}}</ref> | This most likely refers to their eligibility system for advanced creator features, of which ID and/or video verification is a method of gaining access.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Learn about feature access for YouTube Creators |url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437 |website=[[YouTube]] Help |date=16 Aug 2025 |access-date=24 Jan 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250829151136/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437 |archive-date=29 Aug 2025}}</ref> | ||