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Tea, Trust, and the Trouble with Age Verification Mandates

What the recent Tea app breach teaches us about age verification, trust, and the cost of age verification mandates for developers and kids alikeWhat happens when an app built for safety becomes the source of harm? The now-infamous app Tea, designed to help women protect themselves while dating men, asked users to upload selfies holding their government-issued ID. That voluntary safety feature resulted in the collection of some of the most sensit…
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ACT | The App Association broke the news in on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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