2026-05-01 19:27:45.044886+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Some children are drawing on fake moustaches to bypass online age checks, report finds
A third of children in the UK have bypassed age verification gates, research from Internet Matters suggests
Internet Matters Online Safety Act Report May 2026 (PDF):
Mum of boy, 12 "I did catch my son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face, and it verified him as 15 years old."
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