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Claude is only available to people over 18 years

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Why This Matters

Anthropic is formalizing an 18+ age gate for Claude, backed by detection systems that can disable suspected minors' accounts and a third-party verification path through Yoti. It reflects the broader shift in consumer AI toward age assurance as regulators and app stores push platforms to keep minors off general-purpose chatbots. For users, it means AI access may increasingly require a selfie or ID upload, raising familiar privacy and friction tradeoffs.

Key Takeaways

Claude, our consumer product, is only available to people over 18 years. You’ll need to confirm you’re 18 or over while setting up an account. When we detect signals that you may be under 18, we'll ask you to verify your age before you can continue using Claude.

How this works

We have safety systems in place to detect if people under 18 may be using Claude and we’ll disable accounts based on indicators of minor activity.

You’ll have the option to verify your age using Yoti, a third-party age verification platform. A link for verification will be provided in the notification email. If you pass the age verification process, your account will be reinstated.

Accepted age verification methods

Yoti offers several ways to confirm you're 18 or over. You can choose whichever works best for you:

Facial age estimation: Take a selfie and Yoti's technology estimates your age. No ID document needed.

ID verification: Take a photo of your ID (such as a passport, driving license, or national ID card) and upload it from your device. See Yoti's full list of supported documents for country-specific options.

Yoti’s Digital ID app: If you already have the Yoti app, share a verified "over 18" attribute from it.

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