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- 12 Aug, 2026
33% of Users Fake Their Age at Sign-Up [2026 Data]
About a third of children with a social media profile, 33%, list a birth date that makes them appear 18 or older, according to Ofcom's Children's User Ages 2024 research. See how that compares to adult sign-up dishonesty and what it means for any site collecting age data.
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