how to change age restriction on youtube

To change the age restriction on YouTube, first turn off Restricted Mode in the YouTube app or on the website, then check whether your Google account birthday is set correctly. YouTube’s help material also shows that age restriction can be applied to your own uploads through the video’s audience settings, where you can mark a video as restricted to viewers over 18.

Turn off Restricted Mode

1. Open YouTube and sign in.
2. Tap or click your profile picture.
3. Go to Settings.
4. Open General.
5. Find Restricted Mode and turn it off. This setting filters out potentially mature content when enabled.

Check your Google age

1. Go to your Google Account.
2. Open Personal info.
3. Select Birthday.
4. Make sure the date is correct if your account was set up with the wrong age. Some guides note that Google may ask for verification if the birthday change affects age access.

If you are a creator

If you mean the restriction on a video you uploaded, open YouTube Studio, edit the video, and check the Audience or Age restriction setting. Google’s support page says you can mark your own video as “Yes, restrict my videos to viewers over 18” during upload or after upload.

Common issues

• Logging out and back in can help if the setting does not refresh right away.

• On some accounts, YouTube may still limit content until Google confirms the age change.

• If the account is a supervised or family-managed account, parental controls may override the setting.

[1][7][9][10][5] A simple example: if you cannot watch a video labeled age-restricted, the usual fix is to turn off Restricted Mode first; if that does not work, check the birthday on your Google account.