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YouTube’s AI Tracks Everything You Watch — Stop This Now (www.change.org)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Pro@programming.dev to c/Technology@programming.dev

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Who is impacted?

Millions of YouTube users—especially teens and adults—will soon be affected by a new AI-based age detection system launching August 13th. This system analyzes your entire watch history and behavior to estimate your age, overriding the age you've set on your account. If the system thinks you're underage, you'll be locked out of content unless you upload your government-issued ID—putting your personal information at serious risk.

What is at stake?

This isn’t just about age restriction—it’s about mass surveillance and data control. Similar measures are spreading fast: the UK’s Online Safety Act has already led to censorship and demands for ID. In Australia, YouTube is being restricted for those under 16. Spotify is now requiring ID in some regions. Games are being banned from Steam and itch.io. This pattern—justified as “protecting kids”—is being used to normalize invasive tracking and limit freedom online.

Why is now the time to act?

This policy goes into effect on August 13th, and we cannot allow YouTube to quietly implement AI surveillance that violates privacy and autonomy. Once these systems are normalized, they rarely go away—they expand. If we don't speak up now, we risk losing our ability to browse, create, and enjoy content freely. This is about more than YouTube. This is about digital freedom.

I don't know about you, but I don't want AI and companies tracking everything I do, with all my personal information going who knows where. This is an attempt to acquire user data, and blatant censorship hidden behind a thin veil of ''protect the kids!'' We cannot allow this to escalate further.

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[–] ctry21@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I use NewPipe, so seemingly any age-gated content is just being blocked from me now and there's not a chance I make a google account ever again. This morning I've been so kindly protected from watching John Oliver interview Monica Lewinsky, or from watching some clips from Taskmaster which is as benign and family-friendly as it gets.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I just checked, Jellyfin isn't blocking anything. Whew 😮‍💨