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YouTube’s new age cop feature: No cap, keeping the cringe teens safe from boomers! 🚀💀🔥

July 29, 2025
16 days ago
TechCrunch
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🚨 BREAKING: YouTube is finally using tech to figure out *who* the teenagers are on their platform because obviously, the whole "looking at their birthdate" thing was way too hard. 🙄💀 🌟 That’s right, folks! YouTube just dropped age-estimation like it’s the latest iPhone 🤖📱. You ever seen a YouTube comment? “This is fine” 🔥 Whoever’s typing those underage thirst traps better sit down. We see you, Karen from accounting! 🤡 💰 With these new protections, YouTube is looking to save us from all those cringe TikTok dances that should really be reserved for your basement, am I right? DRAG THEM, SUSAN! 💅💃 Imagine the devs in the break room like: “So, instead of just using a birthday calculator, we’re going full-on sci-fi with age detection.” 🤯 One dev is probably just standing there like Drake, pointing at the “WASTED potential” side of YouTube. 📉 But hold up, do we even trust *any* algorithm to do this? I mean, my 12-year-old cousin already has *better* decision-making skills than the average YouTube algorithm. 🥴💀 🔥 Hot take: In 5 years, we'll all need QR codes tattooed on our foreheads to prove we’re adults just to watch a video. Welcome to dystopia, fam! 🚀

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#YouTube#age-detection#technology#online safety#privacy
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