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Starting today, scripted or simulated violence in video games will be treated the same as violence in other scripted content like movies & TV. This means future gaming uploads w/ scripted or simulated violence may get approved instead of age-restricted → yt.be/help/AjhC
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Gaming Creators: We’ve heard loud and clear that our policies need to differentiate between real-world vs. simulated violence, and we’re updating our enforcement to reflect that. Learn More: yt.be/help/AjhC
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We're differentiating between real world violence & simulated/scripted violence in video games (which we're now treating more like the simulated/scripted violence in TV & movies). Let us know if this distinction makes sense!
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Lucas7yoshi - UEFN Fanboy
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For people confused Before: video games with violent content could get age restricted After: video games with violent content will not get age restricted (except for cases where it's the primary focus, like "top 10 most brutal deaths in [game]")
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One thing to add here: We may still age-restrict fictional violence if it’s particularly graphic (hate to need examples, but this might include fictional videos of people being dismembered/decapitated, or human corpses w/ these severe injuries). More info: yt.be/help/hp8b
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VVaby 🤴
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R.I.P. YouTube this is ridiculous. Lots of careers are based on playing games like COD etc, you could ruin so many careers by age restricting videos with violence in video games
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