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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks - and it's working; fake birthdays, borrowed IDs, and creative facial hair bypass age checks

www.internetmatters.org

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Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks - and it's working; fake birthdays, borrowed IDs, and creative facial hair bypass age checks

www.internetmatters.org

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The Online Safety Act: Are children safer online?

www.internetmatters.org

This report explores parents' and children's views on the Online Safety Act, including what's working so far (and what isn't).

Cross posted from https://mander.xyz/post/51525347

Full Report(PDF).

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Okay, like what? Give me an example of why scanning your face or giving them your ID is helpful for “safety.”

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