jadarite:  Interesting that YouTube lets the videos stay if their rule really is under 13 forbidden.

TexasToest:

I don't see where it says kids under 13 shouldn't be there. At http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines it says, "Also, be advised that we work closely with law enforcement and we report child exploitation."

So, if they are reporting child exploitation if and when it occurs, that would indicate logically that they allow children to make videos. Otherwise, they wouldn't be making that statement.

jadarite: Perhaps those who wrote that it is there will tell us where to find it?

TexasToest:

I found the part quoted earlier. You have to go to the TOS page which is linked within links LOL. If I, a 33 year old, is having trouble navigating to that area, I don't think a 8 or 9 old is going to consider reading the TOS or know where it's at.

The language is legally crafted rather vaguely. It's under a header "9. Ability to Accept Terms of Service", which brings the question if children aren't able to accept the terms, are they required to know they aren't able to accept the terms? If you get past that puzzle, you see they mention 18 years, and then say it's not "intended" for people under 13. What the heck does that mean? What happened to the 5 years in between?

They could have easily stated, "children under 13" are not allowed. However, they didn't. Furthermore, they request, "please", that the children go to another site. They don't come straight out and say, "children are not allowed".