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Who knew the old fake mustache trick still works?
www.the-independent.com
Children are drawing on moustaches and entering fake birthdays to bypass online age gates and access social media and gaming platforms, a new report has suggested.
It found more than a third of children in the UK have found a way around age verification measures implemented as part of the Online Safety Act, which requires all pornographic sites, social media and online platforms likely to be accessed by children to check their age.
Some children are drawing on fake moustaches to bypass online age checks, report says
A third of children in the UK have bypassed age verification gates, research from Internet Matters suggests
Children are drawing on moustaches and entering fake birthdays to bypass online age gates and access social media and gaming platforms, a new report has suggested.
It found more than a third of children in the UK have found a way around age verification measures implemented as part of the Online Safety Act, which requires all pornographic sites, social media and online platforms likely to be accessed by children to check their age.