Google starts rolling out age-verification safeguards for under-18s in Singapore

Users who are estimated to be under 18 will be notified via e-mail and while using Google products that their settings have been changed. - SCREENGRABS FROM GOOGLE via ST/ANN

SINGAPORE: Google on Feb 2 rolled out new measures to verify users’ ages across its products in Singapore, as part of efforts to strengthen online safety for children and teens under 18.

Using a machine learning model, Google will estimate a user’s age based on signals already associated with their account, such as search activity and the categories of videos watched on YouTube. Users estimated to be under 18 will automatically receive additional safeguards.