YouTube's age-verification move is another step in the growing age-verification push that is being hastened by the US and other governments trying to prevent children from accessing content deemed harmful, unhealthy and not appropriate for their age. If its age-estimation system decides someone is under 18, YouTube will then:

YouTube is set to roll out an age-estimation tool that will automatically detect users under 18 and place them under appropriate restrictions. The tech uses various signals, such as YouTube activity and account longevity,

YouTube is introducing age-detection technology to identify teens on the platform in the U.S. and apply protections.

YouTube announced it will soon be rolling out a new age estimation tool powered by AI to identify teen users. The tool will determine a user’s age based on the types of videos they’ve watched, the categories of those videos and how long the user has had their YouTube account,

YouTube will no longer take your word for it when you enter your birthday. On Tuesday, the platform announced that it will be rolling out new age-estimation tools that will attempt to verify a person’s age based on a variety of indicators as part of an attempt to keep younger users from accessing more adult content and deliver “age-appropriate product experiences and protections.