{
  "id": 10893,
  "url": "https://www.medianama.com/2026/07/223-uk-children-bypass-age-checks",
  "title": "39% of UK children bypass age checks, mostly by lying about their age: Report",
  "summary": "A UK government-backed study finds nearly two in five children have bypassed online age checks, mainly by lying about their age. The findings raise questions about the effectiveness of age assurance systems under the Online Safety Act. The post 39% of UK children bypass age checks, mostly by lying about their age: Report appeared first on MEDIANAMA .",
  "authors": "Aakriti Bansal",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "children-education",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": "uk",
  "published_at": "2026-07-15T11:33:23.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-16T05:10:56.605Z",
  "source_slug": "x-medianama-in",
  "source_name": "MediaNama (IN)",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.medianama.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/10893",
  "original_url": "https://www.medianama.com/2026/07/223-uk-children-bypass-age-checks",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}