For small social apps · Homeling Verify

The under-16 rules hit social apps first. Be ready early.

Australia removed 4.7 million under-16 accounts in two weeks. The UK ban was announced 15 June 2026 and lands Spring 2027, and Online Safety Act enforcement is already live. Verify gives your app the gate and the audit trail now, not the quarter after the fine.

Verify is free to use right now: gate your site with the drop-in snippet, no card and no sales call.

£18M
or 10% of turnover: the max UK fine
100,000+
online services now in scope
4.7M
under-16 accounts removed (Australia)
Spring 2027
UK under-16 social media ban
Why now

Two deadlines, and one has already landed

Social carries the sharpest deadlines

  • Australia already enforces its under-16 ban: 4.7M accounts removed
  • The UK under-16 ban lands Spring 2027, announced 15 June 2026
  • Age-assurance duties under the Online Safety Act are live now
  • Fines reach £18M or 10% of global turnover

What Verify gives your app

  • One script tag gates signups and restricted features the same day
  • Rules auto-switch per user: UK, Australian and US requirements
  • Ofcom-ready audit trail, ready for the 2027 under-16 rules
  • You never see or store an ID document
4.7M accounts removed in two weeks in Australia. Spring 2027 is the UK's turn.

Free Ofcom compliance pack

3 minutes, no signup. A children's access assessment, an illegal-content risk assessment and an age-assurance record. Template, not legal advice.

Get the free pack →

Try the gate Product demo

This is the flow your users see, on a fictional community (PixelForge). Tap a method: it is a mock, nothing is checked or stored.

What each button does

  • Use my Homeling ID: instant, if the visitor verified anywhere before
  • Estimate my age: on-device signals, nothing leaves the phone
  • Verify with a provider: certified IDV, only when the gate must escalate
  • Whichever they tap, your app only ever receives a yes or no

Developer quickstart

One script tag, pasted just before the closing body tag. data-min-age sets the threshold (13, 16 or 18); leave data-jurisdiction on auto and the gate applies UK, Australian or US state rules per visitor. See it live first →

<script src="https://homeling.abunab.workers.dev/gate.js" data-min-age="16" data-jurisdiction="auto"></script>

This snippet loads the sandbox gate: demo mode, no checks performed. Interim gate live now. Certified checks switch on at onboarding.

Get ahead of Spring 2027

Free to use right now. Usage-based pricing arrives later, set from what we learn from early users, with plenty of notice. Self-serve, no sales call.

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