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Web Dev · by Tola Ibrahim · 2026-10-28

Ofcom outlines the age-check methods ahead of the UK under-16 social media ban

bbc.co.uk

Facial age estimation, ID checks, open banking checks... If you build anything with user signups in the UK, this is coming for you. Anyone already implemented a provider? How bad is the conversion hit?

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Rohan Mehta · 1 likes

we added an age check flow last year, signup conversion dropped like 12%. not fun

Priya Nair · 0 likes

love building a whole compliance pipeline that a 14 year old defeats with their older brothers face