{"id":150368,"date":"2025-10-28T22:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/150368\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:52:08","slug":"youtube-will-restrict-more-content-showing-graphic-violence-in-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/150368\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube will restrict more content showing \u2018graphic violence\u2019 in video games"},"content":{"rendered":"

YouTube is updating its policy to age-restrict more content containing video game scenes with \u201cgraphic violence,\u201d the company announced on Tuesday<\/a>. The update will go into effect on November 17th and will prevent accounts under 18 and signed-out users from watching videos with games focused on showing \u201crealistic human characters\u201d involved in scenes of \u201cmass violence against non-combatants\u201d or torture.<\/p>\n

When choosing whether to restrict a video, YouTube says it will take the length of the graphic scene into account, as well as whether it\u2019s zoomed in or the main focus of a scene. It will also evaluate whether the video shows violence targeted at a character \u201cthat looks like a real human.\u201d YouTube\u2019s post doesn\u2019t clarify if this applies to the violence seen in games like Grand Theft Auto, a Call of Duty sequence like the infamous \u201cNo Russian\u201d mission<\/a>, or other kinds of realistically rendered scenes.<\/p>\n

However, YouTube spokesperson Boot Bullwinkle said in a statement to The Verge that \u201ccertain content may be age-restricted if it\u2019s non-fleeting or zoomed in,\u201d adding that \u201cthere may be ways the creator can choose to play the mission to avoid content that would lead to an age restriction.\u201d Creators can also choose to blur or obscure the violence, according to Bullwinkle.<\/p>\n

The update builds upon YouTube\u2019s existing policies<\/a>, which state that the platform may restrict videos featuring \u201cdramatized violence\u201d focused on torture, severe injuries, or violent deaths with blood, with an exception for games. The current policy says, \u201cGenerally, we do not remove dramatized violence when the content or metadata lets us know that the content is fictional, or when it\u2019s apparent from the content itself, such as with animated content or video games.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYouTube\u2019s policies are designed to adapt to the evolving digital world, and these updates reflect our ongoing commitment to protect younger users and foster a responsible platform,\u201d Bullwinkle said.<\/p>\n

In addition to stricter policies surrounding video games, the update will also prevent creators from directing users to online gambling content involving digital goods, like video game skins, cosmetics, or NFTs. YouTube stopped allowing creators<\/a> to verbally mention or display online gambling services not approved by Google in March. The platform started blocking approved online gambling content for users under 18 at this time, and now it\u2019s planning to age-restrict social casino content as well.<\/p>\n

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