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YouTube is updating its policy to further restrict video game content containing “graphic violence” by age group. The company announced on Tuesday. The update will take effect on November 17 and will prevent accounts under the age of 18 and logged out users from watching videos with games that focus on showing “realistic human characters” involved in scenes of “mass violence against non-combatants” or torture.
When choosing whether to restrict a video, YouTube says it will take into account the length of the graphic scene, as well as whether it is zoomed in or the main focus of the scene. It will also be evaluated whether the video shows violence targeting a character who “appears to be a real human being.” The YouTube post doesn’t clarify whether this applies to violence seen in games like grand theft autoA Call of duty Sequences like the infamous “No Russian” mission.or other types of realistically rendered scenes.
The update is based on Current YouTube policieswhich states that the platform may restrict videos showing “dramatic violence” that focuses on torture, serious injuries, or gory deaths, except in games. The current policy states: “In general, we do not remove dramatic violence when the content or metadata lets us know that the content is fictional, or when it is obvious from the content itself, as is the case with animated or video game content.”
“YouTube’s policies are designed to adapt to the evolving digital world, and these updates reflect our ongoing commitment to protecting younger users and promoting a responsible platform,” YouTube spokesperson Boot Bullwinkle said today in a statement. Edge.
In addition to stricter policies surrounding video games, the update will also prevent content creators from directing users to online gambling content that includes digital goods, such as video game skins, cosmetics, or NFTs. YouTube has stopped allowing content creators To verbally indicate or offer online gambling services that were not approved by Google in March. The platform has begun blocking approved online gambling content for users under the age of 18 at this time, and now plans to restrict social casino content by age as well.