Over half of children choose platforms to avoid age checks altogether, Nearly 2 in 5 of all children have also successfully got around a check directly, Around two-thirds (63%) of children who say they have bypassed a check do so by posing as someone else, 10% of all children say they have bypassed age checks by using settings or tools that change their apparent location, 16% of 13- to 17-year-olds say they have seen explicit sexual content or nudity online. 7% of 13- to 17-year-olds have used a VPN in the last 3 months and seen explicit sexual content, most reported circumvention relates to self-declaration checks rather than advanced age assurance, Children most often learn how to bypass an age check from friends their age (50%), The deterrents children rate most highly are primarily account ban and parents notification. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-circumvention-behaviours-online/childrens-circumvention-behaviours-online