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    Re: Google Account Action Required - Add Birthday

    I am way over 21, and have been using April 1, 1984 for YEARS. The only legitimate reason I can think of for requiring a birthday is to restrict certain content. Google probable has other thinks in mind.
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    Re: Google Account Action Required - Add Birthday

    i have always used a fake birthday that makes me old enough to pass any age restrictions. The freebie from Starbucks is always a pleasant surprise.
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    Re: Google Account Action Required - Add Birthday

    I have a bunch of google accounts I only see that on the one that tied to my phone (which is just a shell with only spams in it) So I promptly entered April 1 1921 and it asked are you sure you are 100 years old and I said yes and that was it. But then I might have entered other bs dates in my other accounts that were set up a while ago, can't remember, I am 100 years old, my memory is not good.
    Last edited by monkeybrain20122; August 31st, 2021 at 02:03 AM.

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    Re: Google Account Action Required - Add Birthday

    Quote Originally Posted by fyfe54 View Post
    Google probable has other thinks in mind.
    I would guess marketing. I think aside from certain government bureaucracies the only people who care about your age are marketing companies since they want to tailor their ads to targeted demographics.

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    Re: Google Account Action Required - Add Birthday

    Quote Originally Posted by juniors331 View Post
    , why should I set my age just for a simple video playback on Google's service like YouTube..
    Well there are ways to bypass it, e.g using mpv. I think the age restriction on certain videos are responses to complaints by busybodies. So my understanding is that if the uploader didn't put the restriction and no one complains there would be no restriction.
    Last edited by monkeybrain20122; August 31st, 2021 at 02:15 AM.

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