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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I think that I, as a person born on Jan 1st, 1900, can circumvent age gates, then so will these kids.

This is a major waste of tax dollars.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

There is research around this that suggests more than half of all children have profiles with an 18+ age.

I recall the most common is to bump their age by 10 years, keeping the month and day the same. Also, many of these are setup with the guidance of a parent.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 26 minutes ago

Also, many of these are setup with the guidance of a parent.

👀 ok it’s one thing for kids to be clever and circumvent age restrictions on websites, it’s another thing for their parents to help them. That’s just bad parenting. Reminds me of a friend of mine who’s mom would buy him alcohol starting around 15 - guess what, at 25 he’s a raging fucking alcoholic who threw his life away. And he was a natural talent and athlete who could of potentially gone pro in his sport.