YouTube Introduces New Age Restrictions on Gun-Related Videos

The platform aims to prevent minors from accessing content on homemade and automatic firearms, with changes effective June 18.

Videos showing how to disable gun safety features will be banned for all users.
Content featuring homemade, automatic firearms, and certain accessories will be age-restricted to viewers 18 and older.
The policy change follows criticism from advocacy groups about the platform's impact on youth.
Exceptions will be made for news, military, and police footage, as well as artistic content.
Enforcement will be monitored through a combination of automated and human review systems.