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# ![Age Verification Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:age-verification.png) Age Verification

UK's Online Safety Act goes into effect, requiring age verification for adult content, sparking VPN usage and concerns about censorship.  X is implementing age verification to comply with the new laws.

### About Age Verification
Age Verification is the process of confirming the age of users online to restrict access to age-restricted content.  

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXXX [#](/topic/age-verification/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:age-verification/c:line/m:interactions.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/age-verification/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXXXX  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXX on 2025-07-25  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXXX on 2025-07-27  

| Social Network | X          | TikTok    | Reddit | News    | YouTube |
| -------------- | -          | ------    | ------ | ----    | ------- |
| Engagements    | XXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXX | XXXXXXX | XXXXXX  |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX [#](/topic/age-verification/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:age-verification/c:line/m:posts_active.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/age-verification/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-07-26  
**1-Year Low**: XXX on 2025-07-25  

| Social Network | X     | TikTok | Reddit | News | YouTube |
| -------------- | -     | ------ | ------ | ---- | ------- |
| Mentions       | XXXXX | XX     | XXX    | XX   | XXX     |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX [#](/topic/age-verification/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:age-verification/c:line/m:contributors_active.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/age-verification/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Age Verification in the last XX hours which is up XXX% from XXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-07-26  
**1-Year Low**: XXX on 2025-07-25  

The most influential creators that mention Age Verification in the last XX hours

| Creator                                            | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                            | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@Jess4Lowestoft](/creator/twitter/Jess4Lowestoft) | X    | XXXXX     | X     | XXXXXXXXX   |
| [@Pirat_Nation](/creator/twitter/Pirat_Nation)     | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXXXXX   |
| [@evolvepolitics](/creator/twitter/evolvepolitics) | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@SkyNews](/creator/twitter/SkyNews)               | X    | XXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@ChibiReviews](/creator/twitter/ChibiReviews)     | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@MadamSavvy](/creator/twitter/MadamSavvy)         | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@pcgamer](/creator/twitter/pcgamer)               | X    | XXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@ChrisMid](/creator/twitter/ChrisMid)             | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@grok](/creator/twitter/grok)                     | X    | XXXXXXXXX | XXX   | XXXXXX      |
| [@DanySterkhov](/creator/twitter/DanySterkhov)     | XX   | XXXXX     | X     | XXXXXX      |

[View More](/list/creators/age-verification/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/age-verification/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:age-verification/c:line/m:sentiment.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/age-verification/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1-Year High**: XX% on 2025-07-25  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-07-26  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Child Safety:** (20%) Support for the UK's Online Safety Act's aim to protect children from harmful content, with emphasis on the importance of age verification.
- **Age Verification as a Positive Measure:** (5%) Recognition of the need for age verification to restrict access to adult content and prevent exposure to inappropriate material.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Privacy and Censorship Concerns:** (35%)  Concerns about government overreach, censorship, and potential for mass surveillance due to the UK's Online Safety Act's age verification mandates are frequently discussed.
- **Ineffectiveness of Age Verification:** (25%)  Criticism of the ineffectiveness of age verification methods, with discussions on how easily they can be bypassed and the potential for unintended consequences.
- **Free Speech Restrictions:** (15%)  Worries about the potential for the UK's Online Safety Act to stifle free speech and limit access to information, particularly regarding discussions on sensitive topics.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive  | %   | Neutral   | %   | Negative  | %    |
| ------- | --------  | -   | -------   | -   | --------  | -    |
| X       | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX%  |
| TikTok  | XXXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXXX   | X%   |
| Reddit  | XXXXX     | X%  | XXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXXX    | X%   |
| News    | XXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXXX    | X%  | X         | XXX% |
| YouTube | XXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXXX    | X%   |
|         |           |     |           |     |           |      |
| Total   | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX%  |
  


**Top assets mentioned**
In the posts about Age Verification in the last XX hours

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**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about Age Verification in the last XX hours

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### Top News [#](/topic/age-verification/news)
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Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

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"People in the UK now have to take an age verification selfie to watch porn online"  
[@engadget](/creator/x/engadget) on [X](/post/news/engadget.com-3483266418) 2025-07-26 17:10:50 UTC 2.3M followers, 4440 engagements


"Online Safety Act: Which sites will require UK age verification"  
[@BBCNews](/creator/x/BBCNews) on [X](/post/news/bbc.com-2385656434) 2025-07-26 16:56:01 UTC 208.1M followers, 10.4K engagements


"VPN demand skyrockets in the UK as age verification checks are enforced"  
[@MSN](/creator/x/MSN) on [X](/post/news/msn.com-3274617054) 2025-07-26 15:24:08 UTC 208.1M followers, XX engagements


"UK's New Age Verification Requirement Thwarted in the Simplest Way Imaginable"  
[@Gizmodo](/creator/x/Gizmodo) on [X](/post/news/gizmodo.com-2762914512) 2025-07-26 13:24:52 UTC 208.1M followers, XXX engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/age-verification/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"Managed to pass the UK's stupid new selfie age verification with help from a little friend"  
[@_cosmicangst](/creator/x/_cosmicangst) on [X](/post/tweet/1949246533586522588) 2025-07-26 23:12:43 UTC 19.6K followers, 2960 engagements


"Concerned about the UK's new Online Safety Act requiring age verification for certain online content Simply redirect services like Reddit via another location for unrestricted access with your privacy intact"  
[@ControlDNS](/creator/x/ControlDNS) on [X](/post/tweet/1949243311572619440) 2025-07-26 22:59:55 UTC 5571 followers, 5653 engagements


"UK VPN demand surges 1400% as age verification law takes effect; Wikipedia faces ban X users report blocked content"  
[@NewsWire_US](/creator/x/NewsWire_US) on [X](/post/tweet/1949239557670719574) 2025-07-26 22:45:00 UTC 94.8K followers, 147.5K engagements


"@ChibiReviews Australia enters the age verification game"  
[@fredjfrancis](/creator/x/fredjfrancis) on [X](/post/tweet/1949233595983470818) 2025-07-26 22:21:18 UTC 1612 followers, 12.7K engagements