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Google has finally imposed an age ban on its video-store platform. According to the latest update, now users under the age of 16 will not be able to go live on YouTube.
Amid growing cyber crimes worldwide, YouTube has decided to implement strict rules for live streaming. Actually, this step wants to make the company, YouTube platforms safe for young and teenage users. According to Google’s new decision, from July 22, the minimum age to host the livestream will be increased from 13 to 16 years. That is, Kishore or teenage children under 16 years of age will not be able to do live streaming on YouTube.
According to the new rule, teenagers under the age of 16 will no longer be able to live on their own. For this, they have to adopt some security measures. YouTube says that these steps have been taken to increase the safety of minors and limit the risks during the larger, often unpredictable, online audience. It is written on the support page of YouTube that these updates are part of our ongoing work to ensure safety of children and adolescents on YouTube.
Younger teenagers will still be able to appear in livestream, but with strict conditions. They need to be with an adult on camera and if it does not, youtube can close live chat or remove the stream completely. For teenagers who want to run their own broadcasts, this is the condition that a parent or other adult should be added as a channel manager, starting livestream through YouTube’s live control room and will have to appear on the camera all the time.
This updated policy is based on the child safety measures of YouTube, such as superwised accounts, meds for kids content categories and characteristics designed to protect young users from potentially harmful content. The platform also reminds its young creators and audiences about the best exercises of privacy, which includes avoiding sharing personal details on camera and managing interactions using chat moderation tools.
Earlier this year, YouTube’s parent company Google took steps to prevent minor users from lying about their age. In February, the company revealed that it began using the machine learning system to make a more accurate estimate of the real age of users to prevent children from reaching the content not adapted to them.
Although these new sanctions may disappoint some young creators, YouTube says that the safety of minors is its biggest priority. The platform hopes that by applying these measures, he can create a safe and responsible environment for adolescents who want to detect live content. However, this move can slow down the growth of young content creators who depend on livestreaming to create their presence and connect to the audience in real time. For many people, livestreaming is an essential tool of engagement and search. Nevertheless, YouTube looks adamant on its attitude that the safety of children should be given priority.
