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#^Operation Fake Mustache: Kids Bypass UK's Digital Age Barriers The United Kingdom is among the toughest regions when it comes to internet age verification laws. The Online Safety Act 2023 is a UK law that requires tech platforms to protect users, especially children, from certain online content, including through measures like age verification. Websites and apps may ask users to take a short video or a guided selfie for facial age-estimation scans, upload a photo of their government-issued ID, run facial age-estimation scans, or verify through third-party services that cross-check personal data. But according to a recent study (PDF) by Internet Matters, a London-based child online safety nonprofit, approximately one-third of UK children are bypassing age verification by using methods as simple as drawing a mustache with an eyebrow pencil. #Internet #UK