OpenAI has added age prediction features to ChatGPT, meant to identify and bolster protections for underage users. These age detection plans were announced in December alongside updated guidelines for interacting with teens, and follow a rise in similar age-gating efforts from online platforms, including Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Roblox. ChatGPT's age prediction model works by examining behavioral and account-level signals, including a user's stated age, how old the account is, when the user is active, and usage patterns over time.
The AI business is beginning a global rollout of an age prediction tool to determine whether or not a user is a minor. "The model looks at a combination of behavioral and account-level signals, including how long an account has existed, typical times of day when someone is active, usage patterns over time,and a user's stated age," the company's announcement states.
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In the coming weeks, we will begin to roll out enhanced technology in Europe to further support how our moderation teams detect and remove accounts that belong to someone under the age of 13. This follows an initial pilot in Europe over the last year, which led to the removal of thousands of additional underage accounts.
The UK's online gambling landscape changed sharply in September 2025. The new national rules capped online slot stakes at £5 per spin for adults and £2 for anyone under 25. Ministers framed the move as a fairness measure that simply puts online casinos on the same footing as land-based venues, where the same ceiling has existed for years. Operators now follow a rulebook that fixes the upper boundary of a single spin and leaves little room for interpretation.
Age Range for Apps shares your age range with apps to help keep experiences age-appropriate. If you are 13 or older, you can set this feature up yourself. If you are under a Family Sharing group, a parent or guardian will need to help manage your age range and related controls in Family Sharing settings. app age rating system, which it updated in February in order to provide more granular categorization for apps, especially among teen audiences .
So Reddit will be using an age prediction model to determine user ages, in the hopes that this will ensure that underage users can't log into the app, though kids will still be able to view a non-logged-in version of the platform.
