r/privacy•
id-ltd

Automatic age verification on social media.

age verification

I put this out as a reply to another post, but thought it worth putting in a post... If anyone fancies starting a campaign!

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User asked about Reddit wanting proof of age...

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Under GDPR this should be illegal - if you have had your account for a while an AI can easily examine your posts and say if you are likely over 18 (or whatever).

For anyone with enough posts, Reddit already has enough info for age verification and under GDPR must not hold anything more.

Ditto all other social media.

Further, any social media accepting this proof should be sufficient as proof to all other social media etc about your adulthood.

Posted Aug 12, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC

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