The platform is actively outlining modifications intended for younger audiences.
YouTube is preparing to implement AI-driven safeguards for adolescents, with the goal of recognizing users below 18 years old. The AI will evaluate account duration, search patterns, and categories of viewed content. If identified as underage, users will encounter restrictions but can confirm their age using a credit card or identification. In June, YouTube elevated the minimum streaming age from 13 to 16. Initially, the AI safeguards will be accessible to a limited number of users in the U.S.
YouTube is also updating its policies regarding profanity. Content creators who use mild or strong profanity within the initial seven seconds of a video can receive full advertising revenue, reversing earlier regulations. Nevertheless, repeated use of swear words remains against the rules, and profanity in titles or comments is limited.
These adjustments are in line with YouTube’s June revision, which raised the minimum age for livestreaming to 16, mandating adult supervision for younger streamers to activate chat and other functionalities.
