A new report is doing the rounds, warning that the UK’s new Online Safety Act is being circumvented by the cunning device of children drawing fake moustaches. The press is treating it as a big joke, but that’s a propaganda tactic we’ll get to in a second. The report itself – published by corporate-backed non-profit …
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The online safety act in the UK is designed to protect children with strict age controls. However, young people incite the digital barriers for social networks to a large extent. Often simple tricks such as an old moustache are sufficient. (Continue reading)