New YouTube rules require adult supervision for certain livestreams

For 20 years, YouTube has been a bastion of multimedia creativity for adults and children alike. From the early viral video days in 2005, to the relatively new YouTube Shorts feature, much has changed, but the requirement that its users be at least 13 years old to create an independent has stayed consistent. Over the years, YouTube has constantly asked its users to confirm their age due to hefty fines it has received for violating children’s safety guidelines. With more kids than ever growing up in the social digital age, many look to YouTube as a way to either enhance and hone in on their creativity. Some even start live-streaming as a way to either share their young ideas or to show off their gaming skills. In line with the account creation age requirement, YouTube live streamers only had to be 13 years old to use the service. That is set to change in just under one month.