It's this thing that's at fault: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/revision-avmsd https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/revision-a..

It's this thing that's at fault: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/revision-avmsd https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/revision-a... Google even says so: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10070779?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10070779?hl=en >The Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) is an EU-wide coordination of national legislation on audiovisual media – both traditional TV broadcasts and on-demand services. Recently, AVMSD was revised to extend certain rules to video sharing platforms (VSPs). >In line with AVMSD, you may be asked to re-verify your date of birth when watching age-restricted videos. Follow the prompts to submit an image of a valid ID or credit card.