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Claude Now Requires Users to Be 18 or Older

The brief

Anthropic has updated its terms to require users to be 18 or older to use Claude, implementing age assurance measures.

Key points

  1. The policy change may affect education-focused and youth-facing use cases previously built on Claude's API.
  2. Anthropic's support page outlines the age verification process and exceptions.
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Sources

  • HNsupport.claude.com

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