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==Incidents==

<nowiki>*</nowiki>AI verification update*

~~On august 13th, 2025, youtube added a~~ verification ~~update that requires your face, government ID and credit card.~~

===Restricting users without verification===

~~The AI~~ will ~~try to check if you are over~~ the age of ~~18 by looking closely at what you watch~~ and will ask for your mentioned personal information, and it’s worse if you’re from the united kingdom.

On July 30, 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act]], YouTube announced a verification update that asks for either a government-issued ID, a photo, or credit card, otherwise they could not access content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ingram |first=Michael |date=30 Jul 2025 |title=YouTube is Rolling Out A New Controversial Feature |url=https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 Aug 2025 |website=GameRant}}</ref>

YouTube will estimate the age of a user from various sources, including the videos watched and will ask for your mentioned personal information, and it’s worse if you’re from the united kingdom.

If you do not give them your ID, they will stop you from watching age restricted videos and make all of your uploads private

~~this new feature is sparking multiple controversies before it was released due to the tea incident~~

===Advertising overload on YouTube===

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 ==Incidents<!-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW4On_gWAvI -->==
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>AI verification update*
-On august 13th, 2025, youtube added a verification update that requires your face, government ID and credit card.
+===Restricting users without verification===
-The AI will try to check if you are over the age of 18 by looking closely at what you watch and will ask for your mentioned personal information, and it’s worse if you’re from the united kingdom.
+On July 30, 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act]], YouTube announced a verification update that asks for either a government-issued ID, a photo, or credit card, otherwise they could not access content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ingram |first=Michael |date=30 Jul 2025 |title=YouTube is Rolling Out A New Controversial Feature |url=https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 Aug 2025 |website=GameRant}}</ref>
+YouTube will estimate the age of a user from various sources, including the videos watched and will ask for your mentioned personal information, and it’s worse if you’re from the united kingdom.
 If you do not give them your ID, they will stop you from watching age restricted videos and make all of your uploads private
-this new feature is sparking multiple controversies before it was released due to the tea incident
 ===Advertising overload on YouTube===