Tuesday 29 November 2022 12:48 AM Shock survey reveals 1.6million children have lied about their age to create ... trends now
Tuesday 29 November 2022 12:48 AM Shock survey reveals 1.6million children have lied about their age to create ... trends now
Shock survey reveals 1.6million children have lied about their age to create social media account The Advertising Standards Authority found that children are signing up for social media at increasingly young ages More than 3.6million profiles owned by young people carried false ages Children were exposed to almost two-thirds more age-restricted ads
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Tech giants allowed an estimated 1.6million children to create social media accounts by pretending to be aged 18 or over when signing up, a survey has revealed.
The Advertising Standards Authority, which commissioned the survey, warned that of the 93 per cent of children aged 11 to 17 who claim to have a social media account, a staggering 24 per cent admitted to misreporting their age.
And at least 11 per cent of the accounts are
