New COPPA regulations on Youtube

[Red]

So as many of you might know, there was a lawsuit between Youtube and the FTC, and long story short, new regulations on YouTube are putting many creators between a rock and a hard place, with some likely to quit their main video type like cartoons or animations. You now have to check a box to mark whether if it's for kids or not. If I'm not mistaken, if your video has anything remotely kid-friendly, such as cartoons, vibrant colors and stuff like that, you, for whatever reason, have to mark your video as marketed towards kids, even if it contains swearing or mature matters.

I don't really consider this YouTube's fault, as I'm sure they don't want this either, since it seems as though it'll be a large loss in profits for them since a lot of creators will be affected. But the law must be followed.

I've released two videos so far, and I do have a pipe dream of making it my living one day, but I don't think my videos are to be directed at kids. My fusion energy video might be passable since it was very science-based (although I'm not sure if many kids under the age of 12 would be able to understand it) but when you're going to be talking about important matters such as climate change and talking about the possibility of billions of deaths, that's not going to sit well with the FTC, and I have no interest in giving $42K to the government for trying to create videos to inform and make the world a slightly better place. They have fast animations and cute pictures, so that's something I'm worried about.

If I ever get popular, I might not advertise at all on my channel and try to rely on Patreon, but that might be hard if comments and ratings are turned off, making my content harder to find.

Should I keep going with what I'm currently doing? I might talk with my lawyer if it comes to that.

[brimstoneSalad]

Kid content can still have ads, they just can't track users is all. Monetization might suffer a little, but it's not the end of the world.

That said, I don't think your content is directed at kids, no. You're probably in the clear.