Snapchat 'age verification doesn't work and under-13s ban unenforceable'

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Snapchat bosses admits age verification doesn't work - and cannot enforce a ban on under-13s

director Stephen Collins told the culture committee: “It is not possible to have a foolproof way to keep uinder-13s off any platform.”

Labour MP Ian Lucas furiously rounded on the bosses for the failing – telling them “it is not acceptable”. Labour MP and committee member Jo Stevens said: “You don’t take any responsibility before the event – it is always afterwards. There is mounting concerns that young children are getting hooked to these apps, and that they can be bullied or targeted by paedophiles on them.

 

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