Video courtesy of Fayette County Deputy Seth Nagel.
WASHINGTON — YouTube is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users.
The changes take effect June 18 and come after gun safety advocates have repeatedly called on the platform to do more to ensure gun videos aren't making their way to the site's youngest users, potentially traumatizing children or sending them down dark paths “Firearms are the number one cause of death for children and teens in America," said Paul, whose group has long sought stronger age controls on online gun videos."As always with YouTube, the real proof of change is whether the company enforces the policies it has on the books. Until YouTube takes real action to prevent videos about guns and gun violence from reaching minors, its policies remain empty words.
YouTube said the policy changes were designed as an update to reflect new developments, like 3D printed guns, which have become more available in recent years. YouTube users under 17 to get their parent's permission before using their site; accounts for users younger than 13 are linked to the parental account.
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