Youtubes Requirement for Government ID: Difference between revisions

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.

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.  

YouTube has [https://x.com/TeamYouTube/status/1950958354349633946 responded] stating that "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." 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.

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.