“Confirm your age immediately (…) with selfies. » This message, implemented by social network X across Europe and the UK since July, is gradually spreading across many platforms. While online age controls are quickly becoming prevalent in the digital landscape, “selfie” estimation is quickly becoming the most visible form.
Already implemented for several years by certain players, such as Facebook, this technology is based on the analysis, through algorithms, of a person’s photos to estimate their age. Currently, most pornographic portals implement age verification, but also sites such as Discord, Snap, Twitch and Bluesky, offer at least one solution based on facial analysis.
And this tool seems to be widely recognized by internet users. “On average, we observed that when faced with a variety of choices, 80% of adults chose facial age estimation”confirm World Yoti company, world leader in this technology. “Many people enjoy using selfiessaid Iain Corby, director of the Association of Age Verification Providers, the age verification industry’s main lobby, during an interview in July. I think most people only want to access adult content, so their goal is to get there as quickly as possible. »
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