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> And we hardly have any users younger than 18 anyway, go for it!

I doubt that this statement is true.

If it wasn't true before, it'll certainly appear to be true to Anthropic after this change, regardless if it's actually true or not in practice.

Paying customers?

I'm sure many use their parents' credit card. In which case, the parent would do the "verification" and the minor uses the account anyway.