The European Commission's age verification app lets users prove they are over 18 without sharing personal data. President von der Leyen hails it as a free, privacy-first solution for platforms struggling to comply with child-safety obligations under the Digital Services Act.
This launch was met with scepticism. Within days of its April debut, a video exposed how the app's prototype could be bypassed in under two minutes. The Commission released a patch and called the flaws "prototype-stage" issues.
