A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool
2026-05-06 · WIRED
Meta's age-verification AI, designed to keep kids off its platforms, got outsmarted by the oldest trick in the book — a fake mustache. The company's response? Double down with even more AI that analyzes your bone structure and height, because nothing says 'child safety' like building a biometric surveillance system that can be defeated by a trip to the costume store.