Claude is no longer available for minors

Anthropic has rolled out age assurance checks that block access to Claude for users identified as minors, a policy shift that changes who can reach the product and what verification other users may now need to complete. The change affects both Anthropic's own consumer surfaces and anything built on top of them, since an integration that assumed open access for any age now needs to account for age verification in its own onboarding flow. Teams building consumer apps, chat widgets, or educational tools on Claude should check whether their own age-gating already matches this requirement or whether they now need a separate check of their own. This is part of a broader industry move toward stricter age verification for AI products, and it is worth tracking whether other labs follow with similar restrictions in the coming weeks.