YouTube rolls out age-estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/29/youtube-rolls-out-age-estimatation-tech-to-identify-u-s-teens-and-apply-additional-protections/

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It's coming to all of us, soon.

We all live inside Bluesky now.

Sunny ways...

"If the new system incorrectly identifies a user as under 18 when they are not, YouTube says the user will be given the option to verify their age with a credit card, government ID, or selfie."

Damn. I wonder if false positives will be higher among disagreeable sorts

💯 false positives.

Oopsies! 🤷‍♂️

I literally made a statement, alongside my editor, saying we were both over the age of 18.

That should tell the YouTube algorithm to leave us alone on that front.

Oh for fucks sake, that will limit me to Teletubbies and Barney!