# Spotify is introducing new age checks in the UK, and furious music fans are threatening to return to piracy

> Spotify is now asking UK users to prove their age to access mature content The age verification checks have been introduced as part of the UK's Online Safety Act Spotify says it will present age checks if it suspects…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/audio/spotify/spotify-introduces-face-scanning-age-checks-for-uk-uses-as-some-furious-fans-threaten-to-return-to-piracy?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=688b8d2f22004faba48ae07d)
- **Published:** 2025-07-31
- **Category:** Audio & Video
- **Tags:** #xbox #checks #spotify #users #verification #content #online #safety
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