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Some kids are bypassing age verification checks with a fake mustache

4 hours ago
  • #online-safety
  • #digital-rights
  • #age-verification
  • Children bypass age verification by drawing fake mustaches.
  • A UK survey found half of children think age checks are easy to bypass.
  • Age verification laws, often under child safety guise, require adults to submit IDs.
  • Critics warn these laws create hackable databases and threaten internet freedom.
  • Many US states and the UK have implemented age-checking laws.
  • Companies like Apple, Reddit, and Meta use various methods to comply.
  • Kids have also used video game characters or funny faces to bypass checks.