Overview
- Over the past day, users reported a fresh round of AI age checks with accounts suddenly placed under restriction on Reddit.
- Verification options include uploading an official ID, taking a selfie for age estimation, or using a credit card.
- Accounts treated as under 18 lose access to age‑restricted videos, receive only non‑personalized ads, and have wellbeing tools enabled by default.
- Additional defaults include private uploads, minimized recommendations of content deemed problematic if watched repeatedly, and limits on earning from gifts in vertical live streams.
- The system relies on account age and activity signals and is expanding in selected regions, with some adults reporting misclassification and Google deploying similar checks on the Play Store.