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Age gate and new laws

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AnxiousDad

Member since
July 2025

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Hi

anyone know if age gates will block decoys from pretending to be children

my Autistic son was speaking to a decoy with an over 18 profile until she said she was 13 (I have full monitoring software on his phone so I can see all comms)

Posted Mon July 28, 2025 8:53amReport post

edel2020

Member since
March 2022

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It all depends on the platform and what checks they are doing. I do not think it applies to existing users, only new users.

I know the police decoys have changed tactics and they now pose as adults, offering their children to men. That would allow them to get around some age checks.

If an adult vigilante set up an account as an adult, confirmed their age as 18, but then pretended to be 13, then presumably that age verification could be used as a defence in a court case.

Posted Mon July 28, 2025 10:50amReport post

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