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	==YouTube's government ID requirement==		==YouTube's government ID requirement==
	On 29 July 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|website=GOV.UK \|date=24 Apr 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~RHWsz~~ \|archive-date=~~29 Jul 2025~~}}</ref> YouTube announced that it would be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI which, if it's determined that the user is under-age (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government-issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|title=Extending Our Built-in Protections To More Teens On YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/ \|website=[[YouTube]] Official Blog \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729181349/https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/ \|archive-date=29 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ingram \|first=Michael \|title=YouTube is Rolling Out A New Controversial Feature \|url=https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/ \|website=GameRant \|date=30 Jul 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250730234131/https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/ \|archive-date=30 Jul 2025}}</ref> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age-restricted "potentially mature content" and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, as well as losing access to many creator features and abilities (if they were activated prior).		On 29 July 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|website=GOV.UK \|date=24 Apr 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221095654/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|archive-date=21 Feb 2026}}</ref> YouTube announced that it would be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI which, if it's determined that the user is under-age (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government-issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|title=Extending Our Built-in Protections To More Teens On YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/ \|website=[[YouTube]] Official Blog \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729181349/https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/ \|archive-date=29 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ingram \|first=Michael \|title=YouTube is Rolling Out A New Controversial Feature \|url=https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/ \|website=GameRant \|date=30 Jul 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250730234131/https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/ \|archive-date=30 Jul 2025}}</ref> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age-restricted "potentially mature content" and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, as well as losing access to many creator features and abilities (if they were activated prior).

	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:
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	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://x.com/TeamYouTube/status/1950958354349633946 \|website=[[X]] \|date=31 Jul 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.is/~~TdlZu~~ \|archive-date=~~2 Aug~~ 2025}}</ref></blockquote>		<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://x.com/TeamYouTube/status/1950958354349633946 \|website=[[X]] \|date=31 Jul 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251104063821/https://x.com/TeamYouTube/status/1950958354349633946 \|archive-date=4 Nov 2025}}</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>

	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	Some users have signed a [[Change.org]] petition (with 130,086 verified signatures as of 24 January 2025) and have contacted YouTube to revoke this new requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Gerfdas Gaming \|title=YouTube’s AI Tracks Everything You Watch — Stop This Now \|url=https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now \|website=Change.org \|date=July 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.is/~~DiRTp~~ \|archive-date=25 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Belanger \|first=Ashley \|title=YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|website=Ars Technica \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812180249/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|archive-date=12 Aug 2025}}</ref> As of 24 January 2026, the petition has not received a response from YouTube.		Some users have signed a [[Change.org]] petition (with 130,086 verified signatures as of 24 January 2025) and have contacted YouTube to revoke this new requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Gerfdas Gaming \|title=YouTube’s AI Tracks Everything You Watch — Stop This Now \|url=https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now \|website=Change.org \|date=July 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260128031157/https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now \|archive-date=28 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Belanger \|first=Ashley \|title=YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|website=Ars Technica \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812180249/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|archive-date=12 Aug 2025}}</ref> As of 24 January 2026, the petition has not received a response from YouTube.

	==References==		==References==

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	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:

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Clean-up.

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	\|Company=YouTube, Google		\|Company=YouTube, Google
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	\|Description=YouTube now uses AI to estimate user age. Users deemed underage are required to upload their government ID to bypass age-based restrictions.		\|Description=YouTube now uses AI to estimate user age. Users deemed underage are required to upload their government ID to bypass age-based restrictions.
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	[[YouTube]] has implemented an AI-powered [[age verification]] system, which ~~will scan~~ the user's channel history to determine their age. If the user is deemed to be under the age of 18, they will lose access to age-restricted videos and certain site features, unless a government-issued ID or video verification is provided.		[[YouTube]] has implemented an AI-powered [[age verification]] system, which scans the user's channel history to determine their age. If the user is deemed to be under the age of 18, they will lose access to age-restricted videos and certain site features, unless a government-issued ID or video verification is provided.

	==Background==		==Background==
	[[YouTube]] is a social media site created on February ~~14th,~~ 2005.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztq2g2p \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214080310/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztq2g2p \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 ~~\|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=BBC Bitesize~~}}</ref> It allows users to upload and view videos from their electronic devices. As the platform has grown in popularity, a few content creators have begun to make significant amounts of revenue from their videos, with some creators able to use their earnings as a primary source of income.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Creator Economy \|url=https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/creator-economy/~~#:~:text~~=~~Revenue%20Sharing,the%20Shorts%20Feed.~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528085016/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/creator-economy/ \|archive-date=28 May 2025 ~~\|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Molenaar \|first=Koba \|title=15 of the Most Popular Content Creators on YouTube to Check Out \|url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/content-creators-youtube/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005042256/https://influencermarketinghub.com/content-creators-youtube/ \|archive-date=5 Oct 2025 ~~\|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Influencer Marketing Hub~~}}</ref>		[[YouTube]] is a social media site created on 14 February 2005.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztq2g2p \|website=BBC \|date=2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214080310/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztq2g2p \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025}}</ref> It allows users to upload and view videos from their electronic devices. As the platform has grown in popularity, a few content creators have begun to make significant amounts of revenue from their videos, with some creators able to use their earnings as a primary source of income.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Creator Economy \|url=https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/creator-economy/ \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date= \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528085016/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/creator-economy/ \|archive-date=28 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Molenaar \|first=Koba \|title=15 of the Most Popular Content Creators on YouTube to Check Out \|url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/content-creators-youtube/ \|website=Influencer Marketing Hub \|date=25 Nov 2024 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005042256/https://influencermarketinghub.com/content-creators-youtube/ \|archive-date=5 Oct 2025}}</ref>

	==YouTube's ~~Government~~ ID ~~Requirement~~==		==YouTube's government ID requirement==
	On July ~~29th,~~ 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/RHWsz \|archive-date=29 Jul 2025 ~~\|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GOV.UK~~}}</ref> [[YouTube]] announced that it ~~will~~ be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI, ~~to which in case of determination~~ that the user is ~~underage~~ (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James ~~\|date=29 Jul 2025~~ \|title=Extending ~~our built~~-in ~~protections to more teens on~~ YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/~~#:~:text~~=~~We%20will%20use,for%20younger%20users.~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729181349/https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/ \|archive-date=29 Jul 2025 ~~\|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Official Blog~~}}</ref><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 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250730234131/https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/ \|archive-date=30 Jul 2025 ~~\|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GameRant~~}}</ref> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age restricted, "potentially mature content" ~~(which has been shown to include several videos critical of [[Google]] and [[YouTube]]{{Citation needed}}, whether by coincidence or not)~~ and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, ~~on top of~~ losing access to many creator features and abilities, if they were activated prior.		On 29 July 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|website=GOV.UK \|date=24 Apr 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/RHWsz \|archive-date=29 Jul 2025}}</ref> YouTube announced that it would be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI which, if it's determined that the user is under-age (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government-issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|title=Extending Our Built-in Protections To More Teens On YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/ \|website=[[YouTube]] Official Blog \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729181349/https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/ \|archive-date=29 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ingram \|first=Michael \|title=YouTube is Rolling Out A New Controversial Feature \|url=https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/ \|website=GameRant \|date=30 Jul 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250730234131/https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/ \|archive-date=30 Jul 2025}}</ref> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age-restricted "potentially mature content" and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, as well as losing access to many creator features and abilities (if they were activated prior).

	~~Youtube is~~ now ~~requiring~~ creators to ~~reupload~~ IDs and video verification ~~on a yearly basis to keep access to advanced features. If they don't, they will lose access to those features, and sending a message to allow them to keep~~ the ~~video verification for longer.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 Aug 2025 \|title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? \|url=https~~:~~//www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo \|access-date=22 Aug 2025 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>~~		Additionally, YouTube now requires creators to re-upload IDs and video verification if the user has:

	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 — this update is about using better technology to make these estimations." 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 \|title=Learn about feature access for YouTube Creators \|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437~~?hl~~=en \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250829151136/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437~~?hl=en~~ \|archive-date=29 Aug 2025 ~~\|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Help~~}}</ref>		* Failed to make use of the advanced features;
			* 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

			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>

			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://x.com/TeamYouTube/status/1950958354349633946 \|website=[[X]] \|date=31 Jul 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/TdlZu \|archive-date=2 Aug 2025}}</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>

	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	Some users have signed a [https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now Change.org ~~petition] (with 129,707 verified signatures as of December 17,~~ 2025~~) and have contacted YouTube to revoke this new requirement~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Belanger \|first=Ashley ~~\|date=12 Aug 2025~~ \|title=YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812180249/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|archive-date=12 Aug 2025 ~~\|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Ars Technica~~}}</ref> As of 04 January, 2026, the petition has not received a response from YouTube.		Some users have signed a [[Change.org]] petition (with 130,086 verified signatures as of 24 January 2025) and have contacted YouTube to revoke this new requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Gerfdas Gaming \|title=YouTube’s AI Tracks Everything You Watch — Stop This Now \|url=https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now \|website=Change.org \|date=July 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/DiRTp \|archive-date=25 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Belanger \|first=Ashley \|title=YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|website=Ars Technica \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|access-date=24 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812180249/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|archive-date=12 Aug 2025}}</ref> As of 24 January 2026, the petition has not received a response from YouTube.

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:YouTube]]		[[Category:YouTube]]

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	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	Some users have signed a [https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now Change.org petition] (with 129,707 verified signatures as of December 17, 2025) and have contacted YouTube to revoke this new requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Belanger \|first=Ashley \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|title=YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812180249/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|archive-date=12 Aug 2025 \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> ~~The~~ petition has not received a response from YouTube ~~as of the time of writing~~.		Some users have signed a [https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now Change.org petition] (with 129,707 verified signatures as of December 17, 2025) and have contacted YouTube to revoke this new requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Belanger \|first=Ashley \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|title=YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812180249/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|archive-date=12 Aug 2025 \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> As of 04 January, 2026, the petition has not received a response from YouTube.

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
	[[Category:YouTube]]		[[Category:YouTube]]

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	==Background==		==Background==
	[[YouTube]] is a social media site created on February 14th, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztq2g2p \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=BBC Bitesize}}</ref> It allows users to upload and view videos from their electronic devices. As the platform has grown in popularity, a few content creators have begun to make significant amounts of revenue from their videos, with some creators able to use their earnings as a primary source of income.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Creator Economy \|url=https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/creator-economy/#:~:text=Revenue%20Sharing,the%20Shorts%20Feed. \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Molenaar \|first=Koba \|title=15 of the Most Popular Content Creators on YouTube to Check Out \|url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/content-creators-youtube/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Influencer Marketing Hub}}</ref>		[[YouTube]] is a social media site created on February 14th, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztq2g2p \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214080310/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztq2g2p \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=BBC Bitesize}}</ref> It allows users to upload and view videos from their electronic devices. As the platform has grown in popularity, a few content creators have begun to make significant amounts of revenue from their videos, with some creators able to use their earnings as a primary source of income.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Creator Economy \|url=https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/creator-economy/#:~:text=Revenue%20Sharing,the%20Shorts%20Feed. \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528085016/https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/creator-economy/ \|archive-date=28 May 2025 \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Molenaar \|first=Koba \|title=15 of the Most Popular Content Creators on YouTube to Check Out \|url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/content-creators-youtube/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005042256/https://influencermarketinghub.com/content-creators-youtube/ \|archive-date=5 Oct 2025 \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Influencer Marketing Hub}}</ref>

	==YouTube's Government ID Requirement==		==YouTube's Government ID Requirement==
	On July 29th, 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/RHWsz \|archive-date=29 Jul 2025 \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> [[YouTube]] announced that it will be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI, to which in case of determination that the user is underage (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|title=Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/#:~:text=We%20will%20use,for%20younger%20users. \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Official Blog}}</ref><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> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age restricted, "potentially mature content" (which has been shown to include several videos critical of [[Google]] and [[YouTube]]{{Citation needed}}, whether by coincidence or not) and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, on top of losing access to many creator features and abilities, if they were activated prior.		On July 29th, 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/RHWsz \|archive-date=29 Jul 2025 \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> [[YouTube]] announced that it will be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI, to which in case of determination that the user is underage (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|title=Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/#:~:text=We%20will%20use,for%20younger%20users. \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729181349/https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/ \|archive-date=29 Jul 2025 \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Official Blog}}</ref><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 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250730234131/https://gamerant.com/youtube-new-age-verification-feature-id-recognition/ \|archive-date=30 Jul 2025 \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GameRant}}</ref> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age restricted, "potentially mature content" (which has been shown to include several videos critical of [[Google]] and [[YouTube]]{{Citation needed}}, whether by coincidence or not) and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, on top of losing access to many creator features and abilities, if they were activated prior.

	Youtube is now requiring creators to reupload IDs and video verification on a yearly basis to keep access to advanced features. If they don't, they will lose access to those features, and sending a message to allow them to keep the video verification for longer.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 Aug 2025 \|title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo \|access-date=22 Aug 2025 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>		Youtube is now requiring creators to reupload IDs and video verification on a yearly basis to keep access to advanced features. If they don't, they will lose access to those features, and sending a message to allow them to keep the video verification for longer.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 Aug 2025 \|title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo \|access-date=22 Aug 2025 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>

	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 — this update is about using better technology to make these estimations." 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 \|title=Learn about feature access for YouTube Creators \|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Help}}</ref>		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 — this update is about using better technology to make these estimations." 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 \|title=Learn about feature access for YouTube Creators \|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437?hl=en \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250829151136/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437?hl=en \|archive-date=29 Aug 2025 \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Help}}</ref>

	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	Some users have signed a [https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now Change.org petition] (with 129,707 verified signatures as of December 17, 2025) and have contacted YouTube to revoke this new requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Belanger \|first=Ashley \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|title=YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> The petition has not received a response from YouTube as of the time of writing.		Some users have signed a [https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now Change.org petition] (with 129,707 verified signatures as of December 17, 2025) and have contacted YouTube to revoke this new requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Belanger \|first=Ashley \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|title=YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812180249/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|archive-date=12 Aug 2025 \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> The petition has not received a response from YouTube as of the time of writing.

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
	[[Category:YouTube]]		[[Category:YouTube]]

Trinity at 22:41, 3 January 2026

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	==YouTube's Government ID Requirement==		==YouTube's Government ID Requirement==
	On July 29th, 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> [[YouTube]] announced that it will be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI, to which in case of determination that the user is underage (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|title=Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/#:~:text=We%20will%20use,for%20younger%20users. \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Official Blog}}</ref><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> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age restricted, "potentially mature content" (which has been shown to include several videos critical of [[Google]] and [[YouTube]]{{Citation needed}}, whether by coincidence or not) and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, on top of losing access to many creator features and abilities, if they were activated prior.		On July 29th, 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/RHWsz \|archive-date=29 Jul 2025 \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> [[YouTube]] announced that it will be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI, to which in case of determination that the user is underage (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|title=Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/#:~:text=We%20will%20use,for%20younger%20users. \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Official Blog}}</ref><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> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age restricted, "potentially mature content" (which has been shown to include several videos critical of [[Google]] and [[YouTube]]{{Citation needed}}, whether by coincidence or not) and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, on top of losing access to many creator features and abilities, if they were activated prior.

	Youtube is now requiring creators to reupload IDs and video verification on a yearly basis to keep access to advanced features. If they don't, they will lose access to those features, and sending a message to allow them to keep the video verification for longer.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 Aug 2025 \|title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo \|access-date=22 Aug 2025 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>		Youtube is now requiring creators to reupload IDs and video verification on a yearly basis to keep access to advanced features. If they don't, they will lose access to those features, and sending a message to allow them to keep the video verification for longer.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 Aug 2025 \|title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo \|access-date=22 Aug 2025 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>

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Consumer response

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	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	Some users have signed a [https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now Change.org petition] (with 129,~~042~~ verified signatures as of ~~27. Oct.~~ 2025) and have contacted YouTube to revoke this new requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Belanger \|first=Ashley \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|title=YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> The petition has not received a response from YouTube as of the time of writing.		Some users have signed a [https://www.change.org/p/youtube-s-ai-tracks-everything-you-watch-stop-this-now Change.org petition] (with 129,707 verified signatures as of December 17, 2025) and have contacted YouTube to revoke this new requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Belanger \|first=Ashley \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|title=YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?” \|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/50k-youtubers-rage-against-ai-spying-that-could-expose-identities/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> The petition has not received a response from YouTube as of the time of writing.

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
	[[Category:YouTube]]		[[Category:YouTube]]

Bythmusters: Edited cargo details

2025-12-05T02:46:36Z

Edited cargo details

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	\|Description=YouTube ~~is requiring~~ Users to ~~give~~ their government id to ~~verify that they are adults, otherwise Users will be locked out of content~~.		\|Description=YouTube now uses AI to estimate user age. Users deemed underage are required to upload their government ID to bypass age-based restrictions.
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	[[YouTube]] has implemented an AI-powered [[age verification]] system, which will scan the user's channel history to determine their age. If the user is deemed to be under the age of 18, they will lose access to age-restricted videos and certain site features, unless a government-issued ID or video verification is provided.		[[YouTube]] has implemented an AI-powered [[age verification]] system, which will scan the user's channel history to determine their age. If the user is deemed to be under the age of 18, they will lose access to age-restricted videos and certain site features, unless a government-issued ID or video verification is provided.
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	On July 29th, 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> [[YouTube]] announced that it will be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI, to which in case of determination that the user is underage (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|title=Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/#:~:text=We%20will%20use,for%20younger%20users. \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Official Blog}}</ref><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> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age restricted, "potentially mature content" (which has been shown to include several videos critical of [[Google]] and [[YouTube]]{{Citation needed}}, whether by coincidence or not) and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, on top of losing access to many creator features and abilities, if they were activated prior.		On July 29th, 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> [[YouTube]] announced that it will be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI, to which in case of determination that the user is underage (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|title=Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/#:~:text=We%20will%20use,for%20younger%20users. \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Official Blog}}</ref><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> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age restricted, "potentially mature content" (which has been shown to include several videos critical of [[Google]] and [[YouTube]]{{Citation needed}}, whether by coincidence or not) and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, on top of losing access to many creator features and abilities, if they were activated prior.

	Youtube is now requiring creators to reupload IDs and video verification on a yearly basis to keep access to advanced features. If they don't, they will lose access to those features, and sending a message to allow them to keep the video verification for longer. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 Aug 2025 \|title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo \|access-date=22 Aug 2025 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>		Youtube is now requiring creators to reupload IDs and video verification on a yearly basis to keep access to advanced features. If they don't, they will lose access to those features, and sending a message to allow them to keep the video verification for longer.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 Aug 2025 \|title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo \|access-date=22 Aug 2025 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>

	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 — this update is about using better technology to make these estimations." 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 \|title=Learn about feature access for YouTube Creators \|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Help}}</ref>		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 — this update is about using better technology to make these estimations." 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 \|title=Learn about feature access for YouTube Creators \|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9890437?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Help}}</ref>

Drakeula: wikilink age verification

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wikilink age verification

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	\|Description=YouTube is requiring Users to give their government id to verify that they are adults, otherwise Users will be locked out of content.		\|Description=YouTube is requiring Users to give their government id to verify that they are adults, otherwise Users will be locked out of content.
	}}		}}
	[[YouTube]] has implemented an AI-powered age verification system, which will scan the user's channel history to determine their age. If the user is deemed to be under the age of 18, they will lose access to age-restricted videos and certain site features, unless a government-issued ID or video verification is provided.		[[YouTube]] has implemented an AI-powered [[age verification]] system, which will scan the user's channel history to determine their age. If the user is deemed to be under the age of 18, they will lose access to age-restricted videos and certain site features, unless a government-issued ID or video verification is provided.

	==Background==		==Background==
	[[YouTube]] is a social media site created on February 14th, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztq2g2p \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=BBC Bitesize}}</ref> It allows users to upload and view videos from their electronic devices. As the platform has grown in popularity, ~~some~~ content creators have begun to make significant amounts of revenue from their videos, with some creators able to use their earnings as a primary source of income.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Creator Economy \|url=https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/creator-economy/#:~:text=Revenue%20Sharing,the%20Shorts%20Feed. \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Molenaar \|first=Koba \|title=15 of the Most Popular Content Creators on YouTube to Check Out \|url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/content-creators-youtube/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Influencer Marketing Hub}}</ref>		[[YouTube]] is a social media site created on February 14th, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=YouTube turns 20! The numbers behind the platform \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztq2g2p \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=BBC Bitesize}}</ref> It allows users to upload and view videos from their electronic devices. As the platform has grown in popularity, a few content creators have begun to make significant amounts of revenue from their videos, with some creators able to use their earnings as a primary source of income.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Creator Economy \|url=https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/creator-economy/#:~:text=Revenue%20Sharing,the%20Shorts%20Feed. \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Molenaar \|first=Koba \|title=15 of the Most Popular Content Creators on YouTube to Check Out \|url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/content-creators-youtube/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=Influencer Marketing Hub}}</ref>

	==YouTube's Government ID Requirement==		==YouTube's Government ID Requirement==
	On July 29th, 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> [[YouTube]] announced that it will be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI, to which in case of determination that the user is underage (regardless of ~~birthdate~~ in their [[Google]] account), a government issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|title=Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/#:~:text=We%20will%20use,for%20younger%20users. \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Official Blog}}</ref><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> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age restricted, "potentially mature content" (which has been shown to include several videos critical of [[Google]] and [[YouTube]]{{Citation needed}}, whether by coincidence or not) and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, on top of losing access to many creator features and abilities, if they were activated prior.		On July 29th, 2025, in response to the [[UK Online Safety Act\|UK's Online Safety Act]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Online Safety Act: explainer \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer \|url-status=live \|access-date=14 Aug 2025 \|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> [[YouTube]] announced that it will be testing a new feature on its platform which scans each user's channel history (including viewed videos) with AI, to which in case of determination that the user is underage (regardless of birth date in their [[Google]] account), a government issued ID or video verification will be required to verify that the user is at least 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Beser \|first=James \|date=29 Jul 2025 \|title=Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube \|url=https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/#:~:text=We%20will%20use,for%20younger%20users. \|access-date=16 Aug 2025 \|website=YouTube Official Blog}}</ref><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> If the user decides not to, their account will be unable to access age restricted, "potentially mature content" (which has been shown to include several videos critical of [[Google]] and [[YouTube]]{{Citation needed}}, whether by coincidence or not) and content deemed as problematic for repetitive consumption, on top of losing access to many creator features and abilities, if they were activated prior.

	Youtube is now requiring creators to reupload IDs and video verification on a yearly basis to keep access to advanced features. If they don't, they will lose access to those features, and sending a message to allow them to keep the video verification for longer. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 Aug 2025 \|title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo \|access-date=22 Aug 2025 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>		Youtube is now requiring creators to reupload IDs and video verification on a yearly basis to keep access to advanced features. If they don't, they will lose access to those features, and sending a message to allow them to keep the video verification for longer. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 Aug 2025 \|title=Youtube ID age verification can EXPIRE? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xt33K4LNMIo \|access-date=22 Aug 2025 \|website=Youtube}}</ref>