Critics have raised concerns about privacy as well as access to the platform for users falsely flagged as underage.

YouTube is rolling out AI-powered age verification as a child safety feature starting Wednesday. Here's what to know.

YouTube will soon be implementing an age-verification process — leadership claims the move is aimed at ensuring minors are subject to appropriate online protections. Just in case a minor misstates their age at the time of sign-up, the AI feature will catch the error and implement safety measures.