In Germany, this seems to be the case for a long time already. I'm not sure if that's really what happened, but a few months ago my son (who's 17) complained that Claude locked him out when he was discussion school work and mentioning his age in a conversation. I did not see the conversation, but I could verify that his account was indeed banned.

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Aurornis 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> In Germany, this seems to be the case for a long time already.

It’s the case everywhere. The date in the article is May.

These links to the Claude help pages get submitted and upvoted on HN periodically. There is usually a big uproar when the ID verification page gets shared, even though that process has existed for a long time and most people haven’t triggered it.

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frosty_lemon 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The article was written in May, so its been months since that has been the case, probably everywhere and not just in Germany.

	▲	planb 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Oh, you're right, I did not look at the date. That explains it and seems to match the timeframe.