Child Safety

Minimum ages, and how reports of child sexual abuse material are handled.

Version 2 · in force since 5 August 2026 · what changed. Drafted in good faith; not legal advice.

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Minimum age

The default minimum age is 16. Many countries set their own age of digital consent, and where a country does, that age is what we enforce for people there — in some countries that is lower than our default, in others higher. Age is collected at sign-up and an account below the applicable limit is refused.

Minimum ageCountries
16Everywhere else
13AU, BE, CA, DK, EE, FI, GB, LV, NZ, PT, SE, US
14AT, BG, CY, ES, IT, LT
15CZ, FR, GR, SI

The country is where you are, which is what selects the law that applies to you. It is not your nationality and not where you are from.

Child sexual abuse material

CSAM is reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) through the CyberTipline, as US law requires of us. When a report is made:

Grooming and endangerment

Sexualised contact with a minor, solicitation, and sharing sexualised imagery of minors in any form — including drawings and generated images — are grounds for immediate termination and a report.

If you are worried about a child

Report it in the app, and contact your local authorities. In the United States you can report directly at report.cybertip.org or on 1-800-843-5678.

What has changed

5 August 2026 · version 2

12 July 2026 · version 1

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