Thought you were in the clear on YouTube age verification? Think again

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TL;DR

• YouTube shared its plan earlier this year to begin using AI to flag accounts that may not be in use by adults.
• Enforcement began over the summer, with flagged users asked to submit documentation verifying their ages.
• This week a new wave of accounts is being targeted, and users are once again upset.

What’s the most controversial thing Google has done so far in 2025? From AI ethics to antitrust issues, we’ve got no shortage of topics to talk about there, but for YouTube viewers, one of the biggest has got to be the decision to start requiring users to provide proof that they’re adults. We finally saw that effort get underway a few months back, and now it looks like there’s another big wave of accounts getting flagged.

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