Claude is no longer available for minors as Anthropic rolls out age assurance
Muhammad523 · hn · 2026-09-11
A Hacker News post points to Anthropic's support article showing Claude is no longer offered to minors. The company has introduced an age assurance flow, and users who don't pass verification lose access to the service — part of a broader industry shift toward compliance with minor-protection rules, following similar moves by OpenAI and Meta.
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