YouTube's Age-Estimation Tech Will Spot Kids Pretending to Be Adults. Here's How It Works The streaming service will use various methods to make sure kids aren't watching age-restricted content.

If it believes you're under 18, it’ll move you over to a teen account, meaning you’ll lose access to age-restricted videos and it will automatically turn on features like bedtime reminders.

Starting today, YouTube will use AI to guess the age of its US viewers and will automatically apply age restrictions for those under 18.