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Age Verification Compliance Overview
This page provides comprehensive age verification and compliance information for Colombia. Our research team continuously monitors regulatory changes, enforcement actions, and legal developments to ensure businesses have access to up-to-date compliance intelligence.
Colombia maintains a "Heavily Regulated" approach to age-restricted content. This classification indicates strict compliance requirements including mandatory age verification, specific technical implementations, regular audits, and substantial penalties for non-compliance. Businesses operating in this jurisdiction must implement comprehensive age assurance systems and maintain detailed compliance records. Legal consultation is strongly recommended before entering this market.
The information below includes regulatory status, legal requirements, enforcement mechanisms, penalties for non-compliance, acceptable verification methods, and relevant regulatory authorities. This data is essential for platforms, content providers, and businesses that need to implement age-appropriate access controls or verify user ages.
Minimum Age
18+ years
Required age for platform access
Age Gate Required
Yes
Age verification is mandatory
Last Verified
10/12/2025
Most recent data update
Regulatory Timeline
Historical changes and upcoming regulatory events
- Heavily Regulated
Ley 2489 de 2025 (Law of Healthy Digital Environments) sanctioned: Law sanctioned to promote healthy and safe digital environments for children, girls, and adolescents, focusing on prevention of risks, education, and guaranteeing integral rights.
- Heavily Regulated
MinTIC supports Proyecto de Ley 261 de 2024: MinTIC announces support for a bill to regulate social media use for minors under 14, including parental authorization, hourly restrictions, and fines for non-compliant platforms.
- Heavily Regulated
Generis Online article on social media guidelines: Article published discussing general social media content guidelines, freedom of expression, data protection, hate speech, and fake news in Colombia.
- Heavily Regulated
Decreto 338 de 2022 enacted: Decree establishing general guidelines to strengthen digital security governance, identification of critical cyber infrastructures, and incident response.
- Heavily Regulated
Tech Against Terrorism report highlights CSAM as only illegal online content: Report reiterates that child sexual abuse material is considered the only illegal online content under Colombian law and is systematically blocked.
- Heavily Regulated
Draft Law 176 of 2019 proposed: Draft law proposing regulation of social networks, including a prohibition for users under 14 and measures for content moderation.
- Heavily Regulated
Ley 1581 de 2012 (Data Protection Law) enacted: Establishes general provisions for the protection of personal data, including specific protections for children's data.
- Heavily Regulated
Ley 1341 de 2009 (ICT Law) enacted: General law on information and communication technologies, including principles related to the protection of minors in the digital environment.
- Heavily Regulated
Ley 1336 de 2009 enacted: Modifies and strengthens Ley 679 of 2001 to combat exploitation, pornography, and sex tourism with children and adolescents, including amendments to the Penal Code regarding child pornography and sexual tourism.
- Heavily Regulated
Ley 1098 de 2006 (Code of Childhood and Adolescence) enacted: Establishes the rights and duties of children and adolescents, including protection from harmful content.
- Heavily Regulated
Decreto 1524 de 2002 enacted: Decree requiring ISPs to undertake technical measures to prevent the online availability of child sexual abuse images.
- Heavily Regulated
Ley 679 de 2001 enacted: Law to prevent and counteract the exploitation of pornography and sex tourism with minors, establishing preventive and punitive norms.
- Heavily Regulated
Ley 599 de 2000 (Penal Code) enacted: General Penal Code enacted, containing articles later amended to address child pornography and sexual exploitation.
Data Sources
Legal documents and references supporting this data
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All sources are evaluated for credibility and relevance. Primary sources indicate official legal documents and government publications. Credibility scores reflect source reliability based on jurisdiction, publication authority, and verification status.
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