Big Tech and Age Verification: Now What, People?
February 12, 2026
Another dinobaby post. No AI unless it is an image. This dinobaby is not Grandma Moses, just Grandpa Arnold.
I have a couple of people on my team who reacted in an interesting way to this question: “How long would it take you to get around the age verification required in Australia?” Howard, just snorted. Stuart thought a moment and said, “A couple of minutes, maybe a bit more, maybe a bit less.” My team is not in its teens. But I know that there are some pre-teens, teens, and teens going on 28 years old who know how to subvert age verification systems.
Proud parents watch as Bill creates a social media account for Timmy, his younger brother. Mom and dad watch with pride because the siblings are interacting in a positive manner. Thanks, ChatGPT, good enough.
How many of these can you work around?
- ID via facial recognition using one’s real face just aged or use an older sibling’s face
- Use an adult’s user name and password
- Create alias accounts with new emails
- Rely on VPNs and related methods
- Pay an older person to register and set up an account.
Three separate news reports suggest that the US big tech outfits and outfits like Telegram will have to find a way to implement age verification systems that mostly work and don’t violate other laws. Otherwise, certain firms will lose access to customers in France, Greece, and Spain. These countries probably have a regulator or two eager to fine the US social media companies, go through the legal processes, issue fines, and then check their bank accounts. Deposits in the tens or hundreds of millions in dollars or other fiat currency are easy to spot.
Here are the three reports:
VPNs are next on my list – France set to evaluate VPN use following social media ban for under-15s
Greece to soon announce social media ban for children under 15, government source says
Spain, Greece weigh teen social media bans, drawing fury from Elon Musk
My team and I think that other countries in the EU will jump on the bandwagon. I am not sure the mental health of those under 16 is the only motivation for this requirement. Anti-US big tech sentiment reaches me in rural Kentucky. My hunch is that it extends to Silicon Valley as well. A crusade against the US may become a way to win re-election or snag a lucrative advisory job in some countries. Plus, there is what I called the “Kaching factor.” That’s the notional sound of issuing a big fine and ringing the cash register for the regulator bring an action against a US company.
If the age verification movement gains steam, the US social media companies will have to do some actual innovation in their age verification departments. Solutions to this problem are fraught with booby traps. These range from ease of use to security issues. Also, US big tech companies don’t want to lose access to these youthful users. Translation: The ad dollars are too significant.
Observing how the US tech companies respond will be fascinating. I look forward to verbal statements, legal battles, and direct violations. My view is that there is no perfect fix, just rising risk and costs. With everyone embracing AI, why not just use smart software. Yeah, that will work.
Stephen E Arnold, February 12, 2026
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