'I did catch my son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face, and it verified him as 15 years old': New report details the effects of the Online Safety Act thus far

The UK's controversial Online Safety Act (OSA) mandated sites take measures to stop children accessing some parts of the internet through a series of checks, like seeking a digital ID, or simply analysing one's face to see if they look over 18. Since it started to roll out over a year ago, the online landscape has changed significantly, though a new report suggests children are bypassing it in creative ways.

According to Internet Matters and its survey of 1,270 UK children between the ages of 9 and 16 (plus their parents)...