2026 State of Age Report

Get your copy of the State of the Age 2026: The Year of Implementation.

2026 marks a decisive shift in how age-related regulation affects operators of digital services, including platforms, social media, video games, AI. Age assurance ceased to be a future compliance consideration or a policy debate. It is a live operational requirement under active enforcement across major markets.

Throughout 2025, long-adopted laws entered into force, secondary regulations were finalized, and regulators began exercising enforcement powers. Operators are now assessed not on their stated intent or policy posture, but on whether their systems apply age rules correctly, repeatedly, and at scale in production environments.