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Some Kids Are Bypassing 'Sophisticated' Online Age Verification Checks Using Fake Mustaches
Internet Matters said 46% of children surveyed found age checks easy to bypass, as parents also admitted helping in some cases.
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Age checks, which are being made mandatory on an increasing number of websites and online applications, are completely leaky. The British non-profit organization Internet Matters, which surveyed a thousand children and their parents, concludes in a comprehensive report that it is easy for children to gain access to sites they are too young for. One mother even reported that her 12-year-old son got past the age check after drawing a mustache on h…
A report warns that verification technology is very easy to deceive.
Parents also help in some homes to circumvent age restrictions.
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Total News Sources6
Leaning Left1Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Right
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
50% Right
L 25%
C 25%
R 50%
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