age-gating

American  

[eyj-gey-ting] / ˈeɪdʒˌgeɪ tɪŋ /

Or age gating

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.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of age-gating

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

age-gating

A court verdict against the platforms may bring changes to age-gating and the ability of strangers to interact with young users through platform messages and chat spaces.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

This is the first use of age-gating at scale for any social platform, and the second and third-order effects are still hard to gauge, even for Roblox.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

You may flee Discord if you wish, but chances are high that every viable replacement will soon incorporate such age-gating features.

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026

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 ● Aug. 14, 2019

This new study on “Why Parents Help Their Children Lie to Facebook about Age,” reveals that many parents are confused by COPPA-induced age-gating of the Internet.

From Forbes ● Nov. 6, 2011