Online age checks are a tool to keep children away from adult websites and other material that might be harmful to them, proponents say.

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Valve is taking a simple approach to the UK's Online Safety Act: You have a credit card, or you don't get in.

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YouTube will begin guessing users’ ages using artificial intelligence on Wednesday, as part of an effort to prevent kids from accessing inappropriate content online.

"Even without requesting ID, why is an AI combing through every single video I watch?" Gerfdas posited. "As an adult, I should be able to watch what I want within the law—and if the viewer is a child, ...

YouTube's new age verification system will estimate if a user is under 18 and block access to content until proof of age and identity is verified.