age-gating

or age gat·ing

[ eyj-gey-ting ]

noun

1. 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

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of age-gating¹

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

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.

From Seattle Times

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

From The Verge

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

From New York Times

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.

From Fox News

In June 2018, Ross accused YouTube of age-gating and demonetizing his videos simply because he used the term “transgender” in his video titles and metadata.

From The Verge