The terms state that users in EU countries, the UK, and Australia must be a minimum of 18 years of age to create a Telegram account, establishing a regional age restriction above the general standard.
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This provision establishes a jurisdiction-specific age gating requirement for EU, UK, and Australian users that goes beyond many platform age minimums, which are typically set at 13 or 16, and engages regulatory frameworks related to minor protection and age verification in those jurisdictions.
Interpretive note: The document does not describe the technical age verification mechanisms used to enforce this restriction, making it uncertain whether the policy satisfies applicable statutory age verification obligations in the UK and EU.
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View full change record →Under this clause, users in the EU, UK, and Australia who are under 18 are prohibited from signing up for Telegram, and accounts found to be held by underage users in those jurisdictions are subject to the platform's enforcement mechanisms.
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"Users in EU countries, the United Kingdom and Australia must be at least 18 years old to sign up.Excerpt from Telegram's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the EU's Digital Services Act age-appropriate design requirements, the UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code) issued by the ICO, and the Australian Online Safety Act.
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This provision establishes a jurisdiction-specific age gating requirement for EU, UK, and Australian users that goes beyond many platform age minimums, which are typically set at 13 or 16, and engages regulatory frameworks related to minor protection and age verification in those jurisdictions.
Under this clause, users in the EU, UK, and Australia who are under 18 are prohibited from signing up for Telegram, and accounts found to be held by underage users in those jurisdictions are subject to the platform's enforcement mechanisms.
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