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Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it.

Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it.

2026-04-17  Per Henrikson

At ​least a dozen European countries, including non-EU nations Britain and Norway, have enacted or are considering legislation setting minimum age limits - typically between ‌13 and ⁠16 years - for social media usage. Cyber experts say they have found holes in Brussels's age verification app, despite claims by the EU executive that it is "technically ready.”


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