YouTube Is Changing Its Guidelines For "Graphic Violence" In Gaming (1 Viewer)

[ShortieGamez]

YouTube is updating its policies to age-restrict more content containing video game scenes with "graphic violence," the company announced on Tuesday. Starting November 17, the updates will prevent accounts under 18 and signed-out users from watching videos with games focused on showing "realistic human characters" involved in scenes of "mass violence against non-combatants" or torture. It'll also cover online gambling, even when no actual money is involved.

"Our policies are designed to evolve alongside the digital world," the statement read. "We're making these updates to keep pace with new trends, like gambling with digital goods, and to more closely align our guidelines for mature content with industry standards."

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YouTube Is Changing Its Guidelines For "Graphic Violence" In Gaming

Starting in November, YouTube will age-restrict more content showing "graphic violence" in video games.

www.gamespot.com

What are your thoughts on this change by YouTube? I feel this will be a welcome change, as some scenes in video games can seem very realistic, and I agree that, should not be seen by younger eyes.

 

[Nomad]

I think that's okay. They are only preventing only people under 18 and signed out users. For other people, this does not change anything. I am also against violence in games that involve attacks on civilians or involving realistic characters.

 

[Ravenfreak]

Since they age restrict graphic videos in general, doing so for footage of graphic video games is okay. Some games are super gory, and realistic that you couldn't even tell it was a video game unless you seen the name of the video or read the description.