Sexually explicit content featuring minors and content that sexually exploits minors is not allowed on YouTube. We report content containing child sexual abuse imagery to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, who work with global law enforcement agencies. Instructions for reporting violations of our Community Guidelines are available here. If you've found a few videos or comments that you would like to report, you can report the channel. Explicit content meant to be sexually gratifying is not allowed on YouTube.
Remember these are just some examples, and don't post content if you think it might violate this policy. Refer to the product data specification for specific requirements on how to submit these products using the adult [adult] attribute, or by adjusting account level settings to ensure these products are shown to an appropriate audience. The Christian Bible and Jewish scripture contain no age requirement for adulthood or marrying, which includes engaging in sexual activity. We may allow sexual content when the primary purpose is educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic, and it isn’t gratuitous.

To format your data for content API, see the Content API for Shopping resource. In certain cases, your ID may be subject to manual review in accordance with Google security policies. In Germany, courts largely sentence defendants under the age of 21 according to juvenile law in a bid to help them reintegrate into society and mete out punishments that fit the crime as well as the offender.
Sexual activity with a person under 18 is punishable if the adult is a person of authority over the minor in upbringing, education, care, or employment. In 2020, students 16 or older in Oakland, California gained the right to vote in school board elections. There is a growing movement to lower the voting age in the US and many other countries from 18 to 16 in hopes of engaging the youth vote and encouraging greater electoral participation. Some countries already have a voting age of 16 which include Austria, Scotland, Argentina, Brazil, Wales, Cuba, and Ecuador. YouTube TV also includes YouTube Originals and trending YouTube videos. YouTube TV is a TV streaming service that includes live TV from 100+ broadcast, cable, and regional sports networks.

The Credit Card Act of 2009 imposed tougher safeguards for young adults between the ages of 18 and 20 obtaining a credit card. An free adult porn comment now is an animal that has reached full growth.[1] The biological definition of adult is an organism that has reached sexual maturity and thus capable of reproduction. If you have no significant prior watch history, YouTube features that rely on your watch history to give video recommendations, like recommendations on the YouTube homepage, are removed. If your content violates this policy, we will remove the content and send you an email to let you know. If we can’t verify that a link you post is safe, we may remove the link. Note that violative URLs posted within the video itself or in the video’s metadata may result in the video being removed.

Remember that giving context in the content, title, and description will help us and your viewers determine the primary purpose of the video. If an individual product is defined as adult oriented according to our policy, restrict that product to adults only using the adult [adult] attribute. VerifyMy is responsible for processing that data to determine whether you’re 18 or older. They won't try to determine your exact age or whether you're under 18. VerifyMy and its partners will not use your data for purposes unrelated to age verification, and they won’t keep your email address any longer than needed for verification.

Click through the policy sections for examples illustrating these themes. For educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic content that has adult material or graphic violence, we may take into account official third-party ratings to decide whether the content may remain on YouTube. Content that follows our policies but isn’t appropriate for all audiences is age-restricted. Age-restricted content isn’t viewable to anyone who’s under 18 years of age or signed out.
If you violate a different policy after completing the training, you will get another warning. Review each section closely to determine if the requirements apply to your country or product. If you don't follow requirements that apply to you, we'll disapprove your product and let you know in your Merchant Center account. If Google receives confirmation that you’re old enough, you’ll have access to certain content, features, and services. If you’re a parent using the Family Link app, you can turn on Restricted Mode for your child's account if they’re not eligible for a supervised experience on YouTube. Learn how to turn on Restricted Mode in the Family Link app's settings.
The tool will assess whether an administrator set up these restrictions, or if they are on your personal account. If more help is needed, the tool will guide you toward the next step for troubleshooting. In different cultures, there are events that relate passing from being a child to becoming an adult or coming of age. This often encompasses passing a series of tests to demonstrate that a person is prepared for adulthood, or reaching a specified age, sometimes in conjunction with demonstrating preparation. Most modern societies determine legal adulthood based on reaching a legally specified age without requiring a demonstration of physical maturity or preparation for adulthood. This policy applies to videos, video descriptions, comments, live streams, audio, and any other YouTube product or feature.
While automatic dubbing is turned on by default, you can turn it off at any time. A Google Account works across all Google products (like Gmail, Blogger, Maps, YouTube, and more). For most violations, we'll send you a warning email detailing the policy violation and give you 7 or 28 calendar days to fix your issue.