{"id":14695,"date":"2025-07-24T21:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/x-implements-age-checking-measures-to-align-with-new-laws\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T21:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T21:03:00","slug":"x-implements-age-checking-measures-to-align-with-new-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/x-implements-age-checking-measures-to-align-with-new-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n                X Implements Age Checking Measures To Align With New Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/x-implements-age-checking-measures-to-align-with-new-laws\/#X_Implements_Age_Checking_Measures_To_Align_With_New_Laws\" >X Implements Age Checking Measures To Align With New Laws<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_Implements_Age_Checking_Measures_To_Align_With_New_Laws\"><\/span>\n                X Implements Age Checking Measures To Align With New Laws<br \/>\n            <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span><span><span>X is the latest platform to add age assurance checks, after coming under pressure from Irish regulators over new requirements under Ireland\u2019s Online Safety Code.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>Ireland\u2019s new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/2025\/0721\/1524435-online-platform-verification\/\" style=\"color:blue\">online safety measures<\/a>, which came into effect this week, stipulate that all <span><span><span><span><span>video-sharing platforms must <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>implement age-checking measures, to ensure the protection of younger users. That means that Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X are all now obliged to implement age-checking processes in line with the new law.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Companies face fines of up to $US23 million, or 10% of a platform&#8217;s annual turnover (whichever is greater) for any breaches.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Irish regulators have been pushing X to update its processes to align with the new laws, and earlier this week, they reported that they had <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/x-twitter-ireland-porn-age-check-elon-musk\/\" style=\"color:blue\">seen no evidence of X moving to align with this requirement<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>But today, X has updated its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.x.com\/en\/rules-and-policies\/age-assurance\" style=\"color:blue\">official documentation<\/a> with new details on its age assurance measures, which outline how, exactly, it\u2019ll be looking to verify user ages in the app.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>As per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.x.com\/en\/rules-and-policies\/age-assurance\" style=\"color:blue\">X<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><em>\u201c<\/em><em><span><span><span><span><span><span>Where X is legally required to do so, we take a multi-step age assurance approach to verify or estimate whether users are 18 or under. This helps us apply appropriate settings, such as restricting access to sensitive media, including pornography.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Though unlike Meta, X isn\u2019t looking to use third-party age verification. Instead, X is looking to take a less stringent approach to user age checking.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><em>\u201c<\/em><em><span><span><span><span><span>Where these exist with regard to a user, we start by assessing certain highly reliable signals in order to verify a user\u2019s age. Such signals include:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>Self-attested age:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>If a user previously indicated that they are under 18.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>ID verification:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>\u00a0If a user previously completed X\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span><span><span><span><span>ID verification<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span><span><span><span><span>\u00a0process.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>Legacy verified public figures:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>If a user was verified according to our <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span><span><span><span><span>Legacy Verified policy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>Account creation date:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>If an account was created in 2012 or earlier.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>Grey Badged accounts:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>The grey checkmark indicates that an account represents a government\/multilateral organization or official.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>Gold Badged accounts:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>\u00a0The gold checkmark indicates that the account is an official organization account through Verified Organizations.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>So there are some questionable, or at least, interesting elements here. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>First, the fact that X is still using \u201clegacy verification\u201d as an indicator points to the flaws in the current verification system, in that X is no longer verifying anything, so long as you\u2019re willing to pay. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Account creation date is also not a great indicator, because what if someone takes over another person\u2019s account, or uses a brand account that\u2019s been passed down? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>And Gold checkmarks are also available to the highest bidder, so they\u2019re not a definitive measure of account holder age. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>But this is what X is going with, so\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In addition to this, and barring these elements, X also says that it will use email-based estimation to determine a users\u2019 age, as well as \u201creverse address book median age estimation, in which a users\u2019 social connections will be used to estimate their age.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Yeah, those aren\u2019t going to cut it either, and I can\u2019t imagine the Irish regulatory folk are going to accept this.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Finally, if all of these measures don\u2019t work, X says that it will also offer:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>Facial age estimation:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>\u00a0Users can upload a live selfie, which will be used to estimate their age by our artificial intelligence systems.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>ID verification:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span><span><span><span><span>\u00a0Users can submit a government-issued ID, which will be used to estimate their age by our artificial intelligence systems. These measures should be made available in the following weeks. We will update this page in due course.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>So X doesn\u2019t actually have these in place as yet, despite the Irish law coming into effect four days ago. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Honestly, it\u2019s a pretty half-hearted approach from X, and one that won\u2019t meet the requirements of legitimate age checking, as outlined in the new law. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>But it seems like X is hoping to show enough of an effort to avoid a fine, while also resisting the push to verify user ages in its own way. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Which is pretty reflective of X\u2019s general dislike of government regulation, and its efforts, under Elon Musk, to push back on such wherever it can, though <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>it\u2019s unlikely to go in X\u2019s favor in this case, with Irish regulators already scrutinizing the platform\u2019s efforts to align with the law.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>So what happens next? Well, X will argue that it\u2019s implemented these measures in good faith, in order to buy itself more time to seemingly oppose the laws. But it could lead to more fines for the company, and another legal battle for Musk\u2019s team. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Also, expect a lot of X users to be more than a little upset if X really starts pushing age verification.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Social Media<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialmediatoday.com\/news\/x-formerly-twitter-adds-new-age-verification-measures\/754024\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X Implements Age Checking Measures To Align With New Laws X is the latest platform to add age assurance checks, after coming under pressure from Irish regulators over new requirements under Ireland\u2019s Online Safety Code. 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