{"id":282893,"date":"2024-06-06T12:55:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T10:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=333820"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:22:11","slug":"youtube-has-a-problem-with-firearms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/youtube-has-a-problem-with-firearms\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube has a problem with firearms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>YouTube has announced that it will age-restrict some content about firearms and <strong>ban videos that show how to disable their safety devices.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"YouTube\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/10d25878-96d2-11e6-8469-00163ed833e7\/287048719\/youtube-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">YouTube<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/youtube-is-putting-new-age-restrictions-on-gun-videos-190942704.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Engadget\">Engadget<\/a>, <strong>YouTube has quietly updated its policy on firearms to restrict content about automatic and homemade weapons<\/strong> to viewers over 18 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It will also prohibit demonstrations on how to disable certain weapon safety devices<\/strong> for everyone, such as features that limit the release of a magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">YouTube is putting new age restrictions on gun videos <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oYeToWik9L\">https:\/\/t.co\/oYeToWik9L<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Engadget (@engadget) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/engadget\/status\/1798432475518992408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A policy change that aims to increase citizen safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Starting from June 18, 2024, certain content showing how to remove safety devices will be prohibited,&#8221; reads a notice at the top of YouTube&#8217;s firearms policy. 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According to Engadget, YouTube has quietly updated its policy on firearms to restrict content about automatic and homemade weapons to viewers over 18 years old. 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