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TikTok is taking a closer look at European users’ accounts with a new wave of age checks.

TikTok will roll out new age detection technology in Europe that uses profile information, posts, and “behavioral signals” to guess if a user is under 13, then flags suspected accounts for moderators to review, reports Reuters.

Google/YouTube announced similar age-estimating tech last year, amid lawsuits and an expanding push to “age-gate” the internet.

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