You can verify your YouTube account with a phone number to upload videos longer than 15 minutes and customize thumbnails.

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Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. In August, YouTube began rolling out a new system that uses AI algorithms to estimate users' ages in the United States. If your ...

The Recovery Contacts feature allows you to designate someone who can verify your identity to regain account access.

Are you a kid watching YouTube? The Google-owned platform is testing technology in the U.S. that can predict if you’re under 18 — and automatically add certain restrictions to your account. YouTube ...