Topic

Social media age verification

The legal mandates and technical methods used to establish a user's age before granting access to an online service, including document checks, estimation from behaviour or imagery, and government-issued verification apps.

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Eight jurisdictions set four different minimum ages for a social media account

The under-16 ban Australia passed in December 2025 now has company in Brazil, Canada and the EU, and each version picks its own age and its own list of covered surfaces. Two of the nine are actually in force.

Publishers:mashable.com

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