UK’s Ofcom says one-third of under-18s lie about their age on social media

Companies like Instagram are getting been heavily fined (and dragged through the publicity coals) over how they have mishandled children’s privacy on their platforms. But if a recent report from Ofcom is accurate, maybe they are getting off lightly.
The UK media watchdog is publishing research today that found that one-third of all children aged between 8 and 17 are using social media with falsified adult ages, based mainly on them signing up with a fake date of birth.
It also noted that social media use by these younger consumers is extensive: of those using social media aged between 8

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