{"id":9833,"date":"2022-07-13T07:20:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=9833"},"modified":"2022-07-13T07:20:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:20:55","slug":"how-to-verify-age-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-age-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"How to Verify Age on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f4881981d52\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f4881981d52\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f4881981d52\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-age-on-youtube\/#How_to_Verify_Age_on_YouTube\" title=\"How to Verify Age on YouTube\">How to Verify Age on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-age-on-youtube\/#YouTubes_policies_on_adult_content\" title=\"YouTube&#8217;s policies on adult content\">YouTube&#8217;s policies on adult content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-age-on-youtube\/#Googles_plans_to_require_users_to_verify_their_age_to_access_mature_content\" title=\"Google&#8217;s plans to require users to verify their age to access mature content\">Google&#8217;s plans to require users to verify their age to access mature content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-age-on-youtube\/#Free_software_to_bypass_YouTubes_age_restriction\" title=\"Free software to bypass YouTube&#8217;s age restriction\">Free software to bypass YouTube&#8217;s age restriction<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Verify_Age_on_YouTube\"><\/span>How to Verify Age on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to verify age on youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/bj6c7UV.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not sure how to verify age on YouTube, read this article. This article discusses the age policy on YouTube, how Google plans to make it mandatory to verify your age if you want to watch mature content, and Free software that will bypass this age restriction. YouTube&#8217;s age restriction is a major inconvenience that has been plaguing many people for years. Fortunately, there&#8217;s a way to get around this restriction.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTubes_policies_on_adult_content\"><\/span>YouTube&#8217;s policies on adult content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in monetizing your video content, you should review YouTube&#8217;s policies on adult content. YouTube categorizes content as adult if it contains violence, sexual themes, or pornography. While some content may be monetized, advertisers will be turned off by these types of content. The company also restricts ads related to politics, gambling, and prescription drugs. Listed below are some of the rules that may affect your video monetization.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re concerned about the safety of your children, you can report videos that feature explicit language or pornography to YouTube. You can also report videos that contain violent, sexual, or degrading content. In general, YouTube tries to protect its community by prohibiting videos that depict minors as victims of bullying, sexualizing, or coercing. If you&#8217;re unsure about whether a video contains inappropriate content, it&#8217;s best to contact YouTube and see if they&#8217;ll take it down.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of videos, YouTube has a more stringent policy regarding what it considers to be adult content. Videos containing pornography, gore, or images of sexual fluids are banned. Videos promoting sexual education are generally excluded. Some videos may not be able to be monetized due to these guidelines. This policy is a step in the right direction for the platform, but it will be hard to enforce.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Googles_plans_to_require_users_to_verify_their_age_to_access_mature_content\"><\/span>Google&#8217;s plans to require users to verify their age to access mature content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Age assurance will soon be required for users of Google Play and YouTube. The move comes in response to the &#8220;Online Safety&#8221; declaration by the Australian government, which requires platforms to ensure that users are 18 or older before allowing them to access mature content. This is already happening in the United Kingdom and Europe. But what does this mean for Australian users? For one thing, it means that users will need to show a government ID to access such content.<\/p>\n<p>To address these concerns, Google is planning to make SafeSearch the default for all users under the age of 18 and 13. New users will be required to sign in with their ID to access mature content. Google Assistant will also automatically enable the protections on shared devices. And for educational users, Incognito and Guest Mode will be removed. Google will work with educators to ensure that underage users have no access to the web.<\/p>\n<p>The changes will come into effect in the coming weeks or months. YouTube, for example, will remove overly commercial content from YouTube Kids. This move comes after criticism from childhood experts and consumer advocacy groups. YouTube is known for being commercialized and promoting a range of products and services. In response to the criticism, Google plans to enact a new minor policy. The new policy will allow users under the age of 16 to request that certain images be removed from Google&#8217;s image database. The policy will expand on existing European &#8220;right to be forgotten&#8221; privacy policies, ensuring that children are protected from inappropriate content.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Free_software_to_bypass_YouTubes_age_restriction\"><\/span>Free software to bypass YouTube&#8217;s age restriction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have come across several ways to bypass YouTube&#8217;s age restriction. You can download FreeTube for Windows or MacOS and use this application to watch videos that are not available on your local YouTube server. You can also use the dedicated Android application known as NewPipe to bypass YouTube&#8217;s age restriction. In both cases, you will need to log in to your account, and then select&#8217;settings&#8217; from the account menu.<\/p>\n<p>To start, you will need to sign in to your Google account. 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