age-gate

American  

[eyj-geyt] / ˈeɪdʒˌgeɪt /

Or age gate

verb (used with or without object)

age-gated, age-gating

1. to restrict a user's access to (a website, app, or type of content) if they are under a certain age.

   The website age-gates videos that have been marked mature.

   The law would require all internet providers to age-gate in some form.

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noun

plural

age-gates

1. a digital form designed to restrict a user's access to a website, app, or type of content if what they input indicates that they are under a certain age.

   Users are required to be at least 13 years old, but younger kids can easily sidestep the age-gate by using a false birthday.

Etymology

Origin of age-gate

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

But news site Tech Crunch suggested it might require social-media companies "age verifying all users and thereby putting the British social web behind a universal age-gate".

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2022

Snap also plans to give publishers a tool in February that will allow them to age-gate content, presenting different stories to users over and under 18, according to the New York Times.

From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2017