Social Pro Daily YouTube Updates Efforts to Keep People Under 18 From Viewing Inappropriate Content Extra steps are being taken to comply with the European Union’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive Age-restricted videos can only be viewed by people signed into YouTube on the account of someone 18 or older Love portrait and love the world/iStock By David Cohen September 22, 2020 YouTube provided an update on steps it is taking to prevent viewers under 18 from seeing inappropriate content. David Cohen david.cohen@adweek.com David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily. Recommended articles