I just heard that YouTube will now be part of the social media ban affecting kids under 16 years old. Apparently they changed their mind about letting YouTube stay exempt from these new rules.
Does anyone know more details about this? I’m trying to understand what this means for teenagers who use YouTube for school projects and educational content. Will there be any exceptions for educational purposes or is it a complete ban?
Also wondering how they plan to enforce this since so many young people already have accounts. Are existing accounts going to be affected or just new signups? This seems like a pretty big change from the original plan.
ya, for real. YouTube is like a must for schoolwork! if they ban it, kids will miss out big time. i feel like they gotta let some educational stuff slide, or it’s just gonna be a mess.
The enforcement details are still being figured out, but they’ll probably require age verification when you create an account and maybe for existing ones too. YouTube’s always been different from other social media because of educational content, so this shift is catching people off guard. I’m guessing they’ll create some supervised access where parents can approve educational use - kind of like how schools handle restricted content. The hard part will be separating actual educational stuff from regular entertainment since YouTube has both. They’ll likely focus on blocking new underage accounts first rather than immediately suspending existing ones.