Social Media Age Verification Laws
Many states and countries are implementing age verification laws for social media to prevent kids from using the sites since social media is harmful to the human brain, but this requires determining that you're 16 (usually) years old or older. For sites to know this everyone has to prove their age.
Laws are popping up everywhere, which requires sites comply or face legal consequences.
Depending on where you live, in order for MyInkedSpace (or other social networks) to continue to be accessed from those states and countries we would need to ask for your ID, credit card, or a picture (or video) of yourself (to guess your age using AI) to make sure you're old enough.
Many age verification laws are specifically for sites that contain a large portion of adult content, but there is also a big focus on social networks. Some of these laws are already in effect depending on where you live and others are going into effect within the next year or two, with new laws being created regularly.
Can a small social network like MyInkedSpace exist? Currently, sort of. Some countries like the United Kingdom are further along in the process and have actually sued United States companies tens of thousands of USD for not complying, which they have no legal authority over.
Will MyInkedSpace return? Nobody cares about tattoo communities or random social networks. But that doesn't mean rum (yes, the alcohol) won't produce something else that's technically not a social network but still social in the nearish future. Even if it's just a chat, user list, profiles, and a slot machine.
Last updated Wednesday, September 30th, 2026.
Many U.S. states have implemented age verification laws and other age-related restrictions for social media intended to limit young people's access to content deemed problematic such as pornography and to reduce the negative impact of social media on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.
Click the button to read about it at Wikipedia.org.
Between age verification laws and censorship, the Internet as we've known it for decades is change. You're losing your anonymity, laws are being passed world-wide adding age checks just to use your phone or computer (goes into effect soon), and the Internet has gone from email verification, to phone verification, to now face verification.
Click the button to read about it at ReclaimTheNet.org.