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
2 so far in 2026; 0 in the same span of 2025.
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 |