# Discourse Age Check

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-age-check/397002
**Category:** Theme component
**Created:** [February 25, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-age-check/397002 "2026-02-25T13:09:38Z")
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### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-age-check/397002/11 "2026-02-27T08:11:11Z")

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Although it is an interesting discussion, please limit this topic to the age check theme component itself.

This component merely adds a check to an existing user field. It does not introduce potential privacy issues - on the contrary: it can prevent minors from signing up.

I’ve moved all the posts concerning GDPR to their own topic here [Storing date of birth in relation to GDPR](https://meta.discourse.org/t/storing-date-of-birth-in-relation-to-gdpr/397231)

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