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83%
83% -- share of minors registering with false age for UK 11 to 15 year olds on social media (2024)
In the UK, 83% of 11 to 15-year-olds registered on a social media site with a false age.
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2024
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95
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Advertising Standards Authority (UK)
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https://gataca.io/resources/blog/age-verification ↗
Source Article
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Advertising Standards Authority (UK)
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UK 11 to 15 year olds on social media: 83% share of minors registering with false age. Source: Advertising Standards Authority (UK) (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/minors-false-age-social-media-uk
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