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Olivia Powell

What is AgeGO, and is it safe to use?

Young Asian woman relaxing at home drinking a cup of tea, logging in to her smartphone device.

In the last year or so, many countries around the world have introduced mandatory age verification – the UK's Online Safety Act, House Bill 2112 in Arizona, and Australia's recent social media laws introduced in March 2026 – not to mention the UK's upcoming social media ban for under-16s.

Almost all of these laws require individual websites and apps to verify their own users' age, and AgeGo is one of the most common third-party age-assurance companies used by these websites.

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