Age Verification Is Reaching a Global Tipping Point. Is TikTok’s Strategy a Good Compromise? - Peer2Peer

Age Verification Is Reaching a Global Tipping Point. Is TikTok’s Strategy a Good Compromise?

Jan 23, 2026

TikTok’s new age-detection tech seems like a better solution than automatically banning youth accounts. But experts say it still requires social platforms to surveil users more closely.

https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-reaching-a-global-tipping-point-is-tiktoks-strategy-a-good-compromise/

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