What the crowd rated

Should platforms have to check how old you are before you can use social media?

Some governments already require social platforms to check how old their users are, and others are debating it.

49%A government ID documentQuestion 1

48%Yes, for every userQuestion 2

65%Give the proof and carry onQuestion 3

Question by question

Question 1Pick multiple

If platforms have to check ages, what would be an acceptable way to prove yours?

Voters chose more than one answer, so these shares add up to more than 100%.

A government ID document49%389

A face scan that only estimates your age38%307

A parent or guardian confirming it18%142

A payment card or bank check9%72

None of these would be acceptable6%49

Other (tell us)1%7

Question 2Pick one

Should social platforms be required to check how old their users are?

Yes, for every user48%383

Yes, but only for accounts that look like they belong to a minor31%244

No, platforms should not have to check11%90

Not sure10%83

Question 3Pick one

If a platform you use demanded proof of your age, what would you do?

Give the proof and carry on65%519

Look for a platform that does not ask13%101

Stop using it10%82

Try to get around the check7%56

Not sure5%42

Who answered, and how we count itSampling, free-text handling and full methodology800

Verified humans

800

Every ballot is one World ID holder. No bots, no repeat voting, no weighting applied.

Margin at 95%

±3.5 pts

Sampling error for this many ballots. The crowd is self-selected, so this is not a representative panel.

Written-in answers

Summarised into themes by machine, then reviewed. Individual responses are never shown.

Aggregate results from verified voters. Free-text answers are summarised into themes; individual responses are kept private and never shown. A read-only record of what World ID holders expressed in our polls — not VoxPop predictions, and not financial advice.

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