age gate

See also: age-gate

English

Noun

age gate (plural age gates)

  1. (Internet) A barrier to accessing a digital resource that requires the user to confirm they are old enough to be allowed to see the material.
    • 2025 January 16, Robert Booth, “Stronger age checks to come into force for online pornography sites in UK”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      On social media sites it is likely that “age gates” could apply at the level of the post rather than at social media account signup.

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