YouTube asks channel owner to verify phone, permanently overwrites personal info

Re:YouTube asks channel owner to verify phone, permanently o... by grapesodaaaaa on Monday February 17, 2025 @09:59AM (#43079634)

I currently pay for 4 other people, because the way plans work in the US, it’s a lot cheaper.

I don’t bother to update the names on their lines, so they all probably link back to me.

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Re:YouTube asks channel owner to verify phone, permanently o... by johnisgood on Monday February 17, 2025 @10:14AM (#43079788)

So were they engage in something illegal you would be liable?

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Re:YouTube asks channel owner to verify phone, permanently o... by onetokeoverthe on Monday February 17, 2025 @10:26AM (#43079912)

only if police and judges are stupid.

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Re:YouTube asks channel owner to verify phone, permanently o... by johnisgood on Monday February 17, 2025 @12:10PM (#43081093)

So depends on their mood, corruption, and whether they want to get you.

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Re:YouTube asks channel owner to verify phone, permanently o... by onetokeoverthe on Monday February 17, 2025 @04:50PM (#43083636)

If you live in a shithole country that's always the case.

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Re:YouTube asks channel owner to verify phone, permanently o... by grapesodaaaaa on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @04:11PM (#43107733)

I’m sure the police would come to my door, but I could show records of it not really being “my phone number”.

Family plans are pretty common here, so I wouldn’t expect too much friction.

I would absolutely cooperate (obviously through a lawyer) with records if someone else on my family plan did something illegal.

I also have records showing that they pay me for the line.

Also yes, it would be a huge hassle. The probability of that happening is small, and I’m willing to risk it like many other things in life. I only do this for very trusted people.

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