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

It will allow future gaming videos that include scripted or simulated violence to possibly be approved directly without an age-gate.

From The Verge

YouTube does "age-gate" to block children who identify themselves as under 13 from starting an account that allows users to post videos, but an account isn't needed to watch videos on the platform.

From Los Angeles Times

YouTube does “age-gate” to block children who identify themselves as under 13 from starting an account that allows users to post videos, but an account isn’t needed to watch videos on the platform.

From Seattle Times

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