Spotify introduces face-scanning age checks for UK uses, as some furious fans threaten to return to piracy

• Spotify is now asking UK users to prove their age to access mature content
• The age verification checks are part of the UK's new Online Safety Act
• Spotify says it will present age checks if it suspects you're under 13, but many users have encountered checks despite being over 18

Spotify has become the latest app to introduce measures designd to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, by asking users to undergo age verification checks if they want to view or listen to age-restricted content – and many users aren't happy.

The Online Safety Act came into effect from July 25, and requires all platforms that display adult content to verify that users are over 18 using age verification checks. So far, we've seen the likes of Xbox, Discord and Reddit introduce age verification, and now Spotify has done the same.

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