# WhatsApp is Testing Age Verification

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/whatsapp-is-testing-age-verification/39618
**Category:** News
**Created:** 2026-08-04T23:01:13Z
**Posts:** 1

## Post 1 by @fria — 2026-08-04T23:01:13Z

The Tech Trace [reports](https://thetechtrace.substack.com/p/edition-32-whatsapp-tests-age-self-declaration-in-india) that a WhatsApp representative has confirmed the messenger is testing out new age verification on some user accounts to comply with a new law in India.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/04/whatsapp-is-testing-age-verification/](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/04/whatsapp-is-testing-age-verification/)