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"Age restricted", in the context of terminology used by Youtube, specifically means 18+. Being age restricted heavily suppresses the video and, depending on cou

by Ukv 4y ago

"Age restricted", in the context of terminology used by Youtube, specifically means 18+. Being age restricted heavily suppresses the video and, depending on country, watchers may be required to verify their age by credit card or sending an ID photo to Google. Whether the video is "for kids" (under 13) is a separate matter. Generally a video like the one in the article would be not-for-kids, but also not age restricted.

Dalewyn 4y ago
Far as I'm concerned, any commercial product that contains swearing has nearly always been Rated M For Mature, which is a more verbose way to say 18+ only. Rated T for Teenagers and Rated E for Everyone straight up do not have swearing, period. Amateur products have been the exception to this norm, because let's face it: The commons don't give a shit. But platforms/publishers themselves are not the commons, they are businesses and they have legal liabilities: They do give a shit. So while Youtube is asinine, flagging a video that contains swearing as Rated M (aka 18+) is reasonable. The only thing unreasonable is inconsistent enforcement. If something contains swearing, it's going in the 18+ Only bin.
- Ukv 4y ago
  I agree that the main problem is the fact that this rule is uncommunicated. As the creator of the video in the article said, they'd be fine with adjusting if they could. Instead, they complied with the publicly given rules and in return had a huge project arbitrarily suppressed. > any commercial product that contains swearing has nearly always been Rated M For Mature, which is a more verbose way to say 18+ only. Rated T for Teenagers and Rated E for Everyone straight up do not have swearing, period. Even in traditional media you can often get away with some swearing - especially with documentaries. Record for PG-13 movies is apparently Gunner Palace with 42 uses of "fuck".
- CDSlice 4y ago
  > Rated T for Teenagers and Rated E for Everyone straight up do not have swearing, period This is absolutely wrong. According to the ESRB website, T for Teen allows the infrequent use of strong language. This is a far cry from no swearing allowed at all. Furthermore, the PG-13 rating for movies allows one use of the F-word per movie and more liberal use of less strong swears. So neither games or movies get rated 18+ only for swearing

by Ukv 4y ago

Dalewyn 4y ago

Far as I'm concerned, any commercial product that contains swearing has nearly always been Rated M For Mature, which is a more verbose way to say 18+ only. Rated T for Teenagers and Rated E for Everyone straight up do not have swearing, period. Amateur products have been the exception to this norm, because let's face it: The commons don't give a shit. But platforms/publishers themselves are not the commons, they are businesses and they have legal liabilities: They do give a shit. So while Youtube is asinine, flagging a video that contains swearing as Rated M (aka 18+) is reasonable. The only thing unreasonable is inconsistent enforcement. If something contains swearing, it's going in the 18+ Only bin.

Ukv 4y ago
I agree that the main problem is the fact that this rule is uncommunicated. As the creator of the video in the article said, they'd be fine with adjusting if they could. Instead, they complied with the publicly given rules and in return had a huge project arbitrarily suppressed. > any commercial product that contains swearing has nearly always been Rated M For Mature, which is a more verbose way to say 18+ only. Rated T for Teenagers and Rated E for Everyone straight up do not have swearing, period. Even in traditional media you can often get away with some swearing - especially with documentaries. Record for PG-13 movies is apparently Gunner Palace with 42 uses of "fuck".
CDSlice 4y ago
> Rated T for Teenagers and Rated E for Everyone straight up do not have swearing, period This is absolutely wrong. According to the ESRB website, T for Teen allows the infrequent use of strong language. This is a far cry from no swearing allowed at all. Furthermore, the PG-13 rating for movies allows one use of the F-word per movie and more liberal use of less strong swears. So neither games or movies get rated 18+ only for swearing