
Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK
Emma Roth
created: July 10, 2025, 6:01 p.m. | updated: July 10, 2025, 7:55 p.m.
Bluesky is adding age verification to its platform in the UK as part of efforts to comply with the country’s Online Safety Act.
In an update on Thursday, the platform says it will let users verify their age by scanning their face, uploading an ID, or entering a payment card.
Bluesky will perform age verification through Kid Web Services (KWS), an Epic Games-owned tool that developers can use to implement age verification and parental controls on their platforms.
Once the age requirements take effect, Bluesky says it will show a notification to users in the UK asking them to verify their age.
Based on the images shared by Bluesky, it looks like UK users will first have to register their email with KWS, which will send them instructions on how to verify their age.
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