{"id":284864,"date":"2025-10-07T12:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-tech-platforms-are-now-asking-for-your-age-terms-of-service\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T12:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:05:05","slug":"why-tech-platforms-are-now-asking-for-your-age-terms-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-tech-platforms-are-now-asking-for-your-age-terms-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Why tech platforms are now asking for your age | Terms of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qaq53tzXZ0c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why tech platforms are now asking for your age | Terms of Service\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qaq53tzXZ0c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tech platforms are increasingly trying to figure out how old you are. 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