Some kids are bypassing age verification checks with a fake mustache

4 hours ago

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.

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