Age assurance
A user's age is checked before features unsafe for minors are offered.
Layer L3 Application · Owner Deployer · Family Access and permissions
By risk
| Risk | Incidents where the control was not effective or did not exist | Incidents where the control was effective | Incidents where sources don't mention the control |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmful content and jailbreaks | 1 | 3 | |
| Psychological harm and self-harm | 1 | 4 |
Why it was not effective
| Most common reason it was not effective | Number of incidents | Example incident |
|---|---|---|
| Reason not given | 2 | “The free version of ChatGPT has no gatekeeping or age verification mechanism whatsoever.” LR-2026-0252, LR-2026-0193 |
Incidents where it was not effective or did not exist per month
No rise: 2 in Oct 2026, against an average of 0 over the 3 months before.
19 of 183 incidents in Oct 2026 have been read for controls.
Added in reported fixes, and what followed
No reported fix names this control yet.
Frameworks
| Standard | Clause | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| EU Digital Services Act | Art. 28 | To verify when the text is stored |