If you’re in the United States, you won’t be asked to supply an ID to verify your age. However, many countries have stricter age requirements for creating Google accounts. [1] X Research source If you’re creating a new account in Europe or another region with age restrictions on Google accounts, you’ll be asked to prove your age with a credit card or government-issued ID. [2] X Research source You can avoid this by signing up from a US-based IP address, such as through a VPN (a free trial will do the trick) or the Tor web browser. If you’re using a computer, phone, or tablet with parental restrictions and can’t create a new Google account, you can do so from any other computer, phone, or tablet.

Some services, such as NordVPN, ProxySite, and Stop Censoring Me offer encrypted proxies. Many of these services are free to use. In many cases, all you need to do is open the proxy website and copy and paste the URL of the YouTube video into the appropriate text box on the website.

This will allow you to get around the restriction by automatically sending your traffic through a private proxy server.

Websites like NSFWYouTube may display aggressive popup ads or try to install malware on your computer. Make sure you have a good adblocker and security software installed before trying this method. This technique might not work for every age-restricted video. If it doesn’t, try replacing the “youtube. com” part of the URL with “listenonrepeat. com” instead. Keep in mind that this method is also not completely reliable.

Some of these downloaders, such as 4K Video Downloader, bypass age restrictions by having you log in via the app rather than directly through the YouTube website. This means you will still need an 18+ Google account to download the content. However, once you have the video, you can watch it any time you like without limitations.

If you’re on an iPhone, iPad, or Android device, open the YouTube app and log in if you haven’t already. Tap your profile picture at the top right, tap Settings, then select General. Touch the toggle button next to Restricted Mode to turn it off or on. On a desktop computer, visit http://www. youtube. com and sign in if you haven’t already. Click your profile picture in the top right side of the window, then click Restricted Mode at the bottom of the screen. Click Activate Restricted Mode in the box that opens up to turn Restricted Mode off or on.

If you’re on an iPhone, iPad, or Android device, open the YouTube app and log in if you haven’t already. Tap your profile picture at the top right, tap Settings, then select General. Touch the toggle button next to Restricted Mode to turn it off or on. On a desktop computer, visit http://www. youtube. com and sign in if you haven’t already. Click your profile picture in the top right side of the window, then click Restricted Mode at the bottom of the screen. Click Activate Restricted Mode in the box that opens up to turn Restricted Mode off or on.

Replacing the “watch?v=” part of the video URL with “embed/”. Using a third-party client, such as NewPipe, FreeTube, VLC Media Player, or Invidious, to watch age-restricted YouTube videos. Downloading age-restricted videos onto your device (although there may still be a few downloaders that can bypass the restrictions).