Yeah, it’s definitely a good idea to make absolutely sure they have your confirmed identity, just to watch some YouTube videos.
Some people actually care about privacy.
Maybe it’s a regional thing, they wanted some way to verify that I was really 18+.
And Google requires a phone number if you want to create a new account, but I did make a couple more before this was a thing.
I’m not giving google my documents to confirm my identity, I’ll pass
As if they don’t already know everyones age by now from our collected data.
They actually sent me an email one time that basically said: “We’ve changed some settings for you since yoi don’t look 18+”
Yeah, it’s definitely a good idea to make absolutely sure they have your confirmed identity, just to watch some YouTube videos. Some people actually care about privacy.
You don’t have to do that, just make a blank account with fake info and out a fake birthday
Maybe it’s a regional thing, they wanted some way to verify that I was really 18+. And Google requires a phone number if you want to create a new account, but I did make a couple more before this was a thing.