YouTube is making some important changes for gun-related videos
Some videos will get completely banned from the platform, while others will be age-restricted to adults.
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- Starting June 18, 2024, YouTube will age-restrict videos revolving around homemade guns, requiring viewers to be at least 18.
- The company will also completely ban certain videos demonstrating how to remove firearm safety devices.
- Repeated violations of these upcoming policies could get your YouTube channel terminated.
YouTube hosts all sorts of video content, from TV shows to documentaries, tutorials, and vlogs. Naturally, Google has put some guidelines in place to help keep sensitive and illegal content off its platform. Through an upcoming policy change, YouTube will tighten its rules, further restricting gun-related videos on its website.
As of June 18, 2024, YouTube is tightening its firearms policy (via Engadget) and enforcing some new rules. Moving forward, videos revolving around homemade guns, automatic firearms, and relevant accessories will be age-restricted to those aged 18 years and older. Additionally, YouTube will completely ban videos demonstrating how to remove firearm safety devices. In a statement to Engadget, YouTube spokesperson Javier Hernandez wrote:
