EU Online Age Verification (Age assurance) been enforced from 21st July 2025

@Mike Murdock Thanks for breaking the ice on thread!

@One eyed Jack Maybe guidelines only for now, but for sites like 'X' they will be enforced strictly by the #DSA with possible heavy penalties for non compliance.

The guidelines under article 28 of the DSA set a high standard for child online safety that is unmatched in the world.

They offer practical, non-exhaustive recommendations for platforms of all sizes to proactively address risks like exposure to harmful or age-inappropriate content.

These guidelines clearly define our expectations for DSA compliance and will serve as an enforcement benchmark

I don't like the way they are calling them 'Guidelines' when they will be enforcing them for large sites.

Oh and thanks for the comment on my silly implementation, an no it doesn't pass EU sanctioned methods!

Adrian Weckler article from today's business supplement with the Independent: -

Is Elon Musk trying to tell us something? And is it ‘Eff you, Coimisiún na Meán?’
^^ Archive.ph (add to whitelist on DNS/Ad blockers)
"Passport uploads to access X? {or other sites listed above? ~ My edit}

That, in theory, is what Irish {And EU} people are looking at from tomorrow, as tough new age-verification measures against children accessing adult content online take effect in Ireland { and EU Wide}, under the Online Safety Code."

This article is more an attack on 'X' than actually provide any useful information like the above list.

I am hoping that since I have a 17+ years google account, I won't be requested to verify to use youtube. And my reddit account is 11 years old, so if they ask to verify, did I create the account when I was under 7? (I know some parents create profiles for their children/babies at times?)

If anyone is interested in the process to verify with a passport might take check out this link: -

I did it myself, yesterday, with an application to verify your humanity for a social platform.

I was undecided to post above here or in the 'X Thread'? {Items in these brackets are my edits}

It is very hard to know what exact limitations will be placed yet, because nobody knows and the powers that be have not provided exact details. And it is up to Platforms themselves to enforce the guidelines/rules in there own decided manner.

Have a look at what is happening with Reddit in the UK (introduced uk laws on monday).

I am using an 18+ Restricted youtube short (and NSFW reddit sub) to provided access code for my own PWA viewers.

The platforms depending on their content may decided to Age check for all access or just to specific content 18+ ( and NSFW) content.

I was thinking of editing my previous post with this:-

• In May, Coimisiún na Meán de-designated Reddit as a platform under its remit, stating that the company's service to users in the EU is now provided by a Dutch entity. ~ Source ref cnam

I also asked RTE to make it a Clarity article?

Edit: - Noeline Blackwell was on the One O'clock News and said: -

"If platforms don't have robust measures in place from today, then don't show the content!"

Or words to the same effect!

And my query about been age verified for youtube won't apply to me based on this: -

Google Account: Access age-restricted content & features ~ Check you own account? Got the same response for 2 of my accounts.

@extra-ordinary_ Think about it some more? Depending on how it gets implemented, it won't matter when you were born, if your required to proof your age on platforms, it means no anonymous surfing for everyone. (Unless like google, you have years history and paid for stuff etc).

@circadian Thanks for your informative post and addition to the thread. And without me searching or confirming myself will that process be integrated with EU Digital Wallet?

Remember Brexit and UK have their own set of rules and not governed by EU laws. And I was wrong they don't have EU HQ in Ireland anymore since May. See earlier reply.

It is been enforced on all the major social platforms because they have EU Headquarters here or other countries in the EU.

Age verification applies to all platforms no matter the size.

Other countries and even the USA have these laws in the pipeline.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_age_verification_laws_in_the_United_States

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/20/face-age-and-id-checks-using-the-internet-in-australia-is-about-to-fundamentally-change

I had someone warning about the 'Verified Human' app that I posted about. I know the creator of it and did my own checks on the passport reader service he was using before utilising it. I knew about it 6 Months ago but my passport was well out of date, so had time to research it. And didn't use it on an impulse reaction to finding the service.

Even Bluesky which is still small and hosted in USA was required to setup EU HQ!

They moved there EQ HQ to the Netherlands in May, so will be governed by that regulator and not CnaM.

So the answer is practically yes reddit will be required to implement age gating for the EU as well.