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YouTube Sets 16 as Minimum Age for Solo Live Streams

Under-16 creators must stream with a visible adult co-host or face disabled chat plus possible broadcast removal under new safety protocols.

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Overview

  • The policy takes effect on July 22 and raises the solo live streaming age floor from 13 to 16 years old.
  • Users aged 13 to 15 can only stream if they grant an adult editor, manager or owner access and that adult remains visible on camera.
  • Streams that violate the new age rules will have chat disabled, features restricted or taken down, with repeat breaches putting accounts at risk of termination.
  • The update supplements YouTube’s machine-learning age verification and its existing guidelines on privacy and live chat moderation.
  • Some viewers have called for an 18-year limit and Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is urging the government to reject YouTube’s planned exemption from its social media age law.