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Can age verification providers check ages below 18?

The AV sector is developing methods to estimate ages below 18, including facial analysis.  Already one provider has developed a solution that is accurate to within two years of the actual age.  It is also possible to ask parents to vouch for their children’s...

Are age estimation techniques sufficient for social media companies?

Increasingly, social media platforms are now applying checks that the age supplied by a customer is accurate, using a wide range of age estimation techniques.  For example, the sites may be assessing how old their friends are; whether the topics they show interest in...

Why should social media platforms verify users are over 13?

First of all, many social media platforms set 13 as the minimum age for users as part of their terms and conditions.  If they do this, then it is a breach of GDPR to process data of users who are under this age, according to the UK’s interpretation of that...