AGE-GATING Definition & Meaning

age-gating

or age gat·ing

[ eyj-gey-ting ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act or practice of restricting a user's access to a website, app, or type of content if they are under a certain age:
Age-gating on streaming services has risen in the past few years.

adjective

relating to or having restrictions on a user's access to a website, app, or type of content if they are under a certain age:
The app's new age-gating mechanisms are aimed at protecting children from unsuitable content.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of age-gating¹

First recorded in 2005–10

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Example Sentences

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On age verification, Ms Graber told the BBC that Bluesky has "age-gating" when users sign up, by asking people to enter their date of birth.

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But since it is easy for people to lie and get around the “age-gating,” companies are on the hook to disincentivize kids from faking their age, Zweifel-Keegan said.

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The women are on their own when it comes to age-gating the audience TikTok brings them.

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He added that his group was particularly concerned that the code “could lead to some unnecessary age-gating of online services.”

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In 2015, the Google-owned service released the YouTube Kids app for iPhone and Android, but some experts say “age-gating” and filtering content is not enough.

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