You’ll now have to verify your age to access certain content on Spotify due to Online Safety Act
Spotify users will now have to verify their age to access certain content on the platform due to the introduction of the UK Online Safety Act.
It came into effect last week, and means social media companies and search services now have a “legal duties to protect their users from illegal content and content harmful to children.”
As part of the act, users must now prove their age to access websites that host adult content. You can typically do this by uploading pictures of Government-issued ID such as passports or driving licences or take a video selfie, which the system will then use to “estimate” your age.
This applies to Spotify’s terms with the streaming service asking for verification through facial age recognition or ID verification for certain content.
By the way, the UK online safety act is also affecting services like Spotify. In case you thought it's only about protecting kids from things like pornography. pic.twitter.com/xHUQDDCJjI
