# Spotify + Others Implementing Mandatory ID checks in the UK, Australia

**URL:** <https://community.redact.dev/t/spotify-others-implementing-mandatory-id-checks-in-the-uk-australia/89>\
**Category:** Privacy News\
**Tags:** news\
**Created:** [August 6, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/spotify-others-implementing-mandatory-id-checks-in-the-uk-australia/89 "2025-08-06T03:56:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![wooly](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/wooly/32/17_2.png) [@wooly](https://community.redact.dev/u/wooly)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/spotify-others-implementing-mandatory-id-checks-in-the-uk-australia/89/1 "2025-08-06T03:56:27Z")

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Hey folks,

Spotify just imposed a [pretty intense requirement for every UK based listener](https://redact.dev/blog/what-spotifys-digital-age-verification-rules-really-mean-for-you): **prove you’re 18+ with a selfie or government ID, or your account can be frozen - then wiped after 90 days.** They’re leaning on Yoti’s face-scan / ID-upload system to meet the UK’s new Online Safety Act requirements.

Australia just banned YouTube accounts for under-16s, and Discord, Reddit, and even Bluesky are rolling out their own ID walls. The era of “anonymous scrolling” is fading fast.

We’ve unpacked the whole story in a 5-minute read:

👉 **[What Spotify’s Digital Age Verification Rules Really Mean for You](https://redact.dev/blog/what-spotifys-digital-age-verification-rules-really-mean-for-you)**

_TLDR from our article:_

- **Fail (or skip) the check?** Your account gets deactivated, then deleted.

- **Data risk is real.** Remember the [Tea app breaches](https://redact.dev/blog/tea-app-second-breach-private-messages) that dumped 70 k+ verification selfies, IDs, and over 1m messages? One leak, and your passport can end up on a scammer’s deepfake farm.

- **Bigger trend:** Governments push for “age assurance,” platforms comply, and your account history will be tied to your real-world identity.

- **What you can do today:** Audit (and shrink) your public footprint before someone else does it for you. Redact is gunna be your best friend for this.

## /discuss

- Have you been hit with Spotify’s age-check yet? How did you respond?

- Would you trade a selfie + passport scan for explicit lyrics access?

- Do you think age verification actually protects minors, or is it security-theatre that heaps new risk on everyone?

- **Practical tips:** What platforms are still ID-free, and how are you keeping your data out of random vendor databases?

Share your thoughts & advice!

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**Author:** ![Trigger\_Control](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/trigger_control/32/105_2.png) [@Trigger\_Control](https://community.redact.dev/u/Trigger_Control)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/spotify-others-implementing-mandatory-id-checks-in-the-uk-australia/89/2 "2025-08-06T04:07:23Z")

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lol, kids will just borrow a licence or spoof a selfie with AI/VPNs. guess i’m swapping to apple music.

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**Author:** ![groble27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@groble27](https://community.redact.dev/u/groble27)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/spotify-others-implementing-mandatory-id-checks-in-the-uk-australia/89/3 "2025-08-06T04:20:49Z")

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Just torrent music like everyone else ??