2019 Technical Report: A Review of Age Verification Mechanism for 10 Social Media Apps
Study details
| Year: | 2019 |
| Scope: | Multinational |
| Countries: | Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Germany; Finland; France; Ireland; Italy |
| Methodology: | Systematic review / Meta-analysis |
| Methods of data collection: | Textual / documentary / content analysis |
| Researched Groups: | Other |
| Other Researched Group: | Industry |
| Funder: | CyberSafeIreland |
| Funder Types: | NGO (Advocacy, Charity, Consumer organization) |
| Informed Consent: | Consent not mentioned |
| Ethics: | Ethical considerations not mentioned |
| Data Set Availability: | Data availability statement in the publication |
Goals
"In this study they analyze the 10 most used apps among children aged 8-12: Snapchat, Instagram,
Tiktok, Viber, Skype, Facebook, HouseParty, Discord, Messenger, WhatsApp. For each application
we assess whether the terms of use specify a minimum age that is compliant with the GDPR and
whether the specified age is the same across all EU countries."