Available for free to any company that wants to use it, the “completely anonymous” app puts the pressure on porn sites and social media platforms to start blocking access by minors.

Two pupils look at their smartphones in a classroom in Hamburg, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2026. Reporter The European Union is giving tech companies no more excuses to implement age checks for social media ...

On April 15, the European Commission announced its age verification app was "technically ready." A week on, the app is already facing its first privacy and security hurdles — but the problem may go ...

Several countries already stated they'll use it.

The EU unveils a privacy-first age verification app to protect minors online, pressuring platforms to comply with stricter digital safety rules.

The European Commission says the app will be free, anonymous and available on any device and has told EU countries they must ...

Europe doesn’t want to hear any more excuses from tech platforms for why they can’t verify users’ ages.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced a new European age ...

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EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said that the privacy measures will be built on a cryptographic method called zero-knowledge proofs, and that the app would be open-source, adding that private companies ...