Hey, everyone, got a possible update concerning the future of the channel. On August 13th, Youtube will be enacting AI-based age verification for users. Reportedly, it will take various factors into account, such as watch history and account age. The FlashingBlades channel's watch history is primarily related to our content, with things like MegaMan and Transformers (which the website recognizes as "for kids"), and the channel is only 10 years old. Should this type of verification fail, Youtube says the next verification step is by giving their AI system a selfie, and if THAT fails, we're supposed to provide a government ID or credit card info. Neither Ryo nor I are on board with this, so we've both agreed that if we lose access to our account because of this, we will be jumping ship and moving to a different platform. Currently the plan is to continue streaming on Twitch, and possibly use Vimeo for video uploads. There IS a possibility we WON'T get locked out because they ALREADY have our info since we are monetized, but in the event we get blocked, we wanted to have a backup plan, and to let you know where to find us. I plan to make a video announcement later, as well as posting the same message on Twitter. For more frequent updates, check our Discord server. discord.gg/KPGNGsWQq7
FlashingBlades
Hey, everyone, got a possible update concerning the future of the channel. On August 13th, Youtube will be enacting AI-based age verification for users. Reportedly, it will take various factors into account, such as watch history and account age. The FlashingBlades channel's watch history is primarily related to our content, with things like MegaMan and Transformers (which the website recognizes as "for kids"), and the channel is only 10 years old. Should this type of verification fail, Youtube says the next verification step is by giving their AI system a selfie, and if THAT fails, we're supposed to provide a government ID or credit card info. Neither Ryo nor I are on board with this, so we've both agreed that if we lose access to our account because of this, we will be jumping ship and moving to a different platform. Currently the plan is to continue streaming on Twitch, and possibly use Vimeo for video uploads. There IS a possibility we WON'T get locked out because they ALREADY have our info since we are monetized, but in the event we get blocked, we wanted to have a backup plan, and to let you know where to find us. I plan to make a video announcement later, as well as posting the same message on Twitter.
For more frequent updates, check our Discord server.
discord.gg/KPGNGsWQq7
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