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Difficult age verification on social apps like Twitter

Users find it frustrating to determine someone's age on the app when not in bio, complicating safe interactions and age-appropriate connections.

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A tool to verify ages on Twitter when users don't list them in their bio.

The pain

Some users on Twitter and dating apps want to know someone's age before interacting, but many people don't put their age in their bio. This creates friction when deciding whether to engage with someone.

The gap

Twitter and dating apps already have age data in their systems and could surface it easily. They choose not to for privacy reasons. Building a third-party tool would require users to voluntarily share age data with you, defeating the purpose since the people hiding their age won't use it.

Build angle

You could build a browser extension that prompts users to add their age to their profile, then displays it. But this only works if people choose to use it and choose to fill it in, which means you're solving the problem only for people who already want to solve it.

Strengths

  • The friction is real for some users in dating and safety contexts.
  • A simple browser extension is technically buildable by one person.
  • Age verification is a legitimate safety concern in some communities.

Risks

  • Users who hide their age won't voluntarily reveal it to your tool, so adoption will be near zero.
  • Twitter and dating platforms actively resist third-party age verification to protect user privacy.
  • No clear revenue model. Users won't pay for this. Platforms won't partner with you.
  • This is a feature request, not a business. Platforms will build this themselves if they want it.
  • Legal and compliance risk around handling age data for minors.
  • Network effects work against you. The tool only helps if both parties use it, but adoption will be tiny.

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