We use YouTube almost daily as the main source to see the latest trailers of great film and television productions, have fun watching videos, looking for guides on how to beat our favorite games and endless other uses. However, all of this content is subject to age limits that you may not have set appropriately.
The main advantage of verifying your age is to be able to access all the content posted on the platform if you are of legal age, but it can also help you not to have your account disabled after a while.
Age restrictions on YouTube
YouTube, like any other Google service, has a minimum age for access to the platform, which varies from 13 to 16 years. In the specific case of Spain, the current minimum age to have a YouTube account is 14 years.
Video with restricted access on YouTube.
However, this access is not a wildcard that allows you to access 100% of the material posted on YouTube. Some content falls behind an NSFW barrier, so you must be over 18 years of age to access those videos that are not suitable for minors.
Not only will you not be able to access videos for adults if you did not configure your date of birth correctly. At some point, if YouTube detects that you may not be old enough to manage your own Google account, you’ll have 14 days (during this grace period, you can sign in and use your account as usual) to update your information. to meet the minimum age requirements.
If you don’t, the account will be disabled and the related information will be deleted after 30 days. If your account is disabled, the content you have posted will be hidden. If you want to know if you have already confirmed your age, you can consult Google verification pagewhich will inform you of your current status.
How to verify our age
In that case in which we are asked from YouTube to verify our age (or you can do it now and be healthy), the first thing we will have to do is make sure that the date of birth is correct. To do so, these are the steps to follow:
- Access the privacy page of your Google account on a computer.
- Click Personal Information.
- Click Date of Birth.
- Check the date or update it as needed.
- Click Save.
Depending on the country, it may be that the verification system requires some additional document that proves the information entered, so that the entire process is not as easy as falsifying the year in which you were born.
Currently, there are two ways to document your age of majority: with an official identification document with a photo that proves it, or by entering the data of a credit or debit card (which will also be saved for payments in Google Play Store or YouTube Premium subscription, for example). In the first case, the image will be deleted after verifying your age. If you add a card and any amount is charged as a temporary authorization, it will be refunded to you.
