How Death Stranding Outwitted UKās Porn Police
The UKās online safety crusade just hit a hilarious glitch: age verification systems meant to stop kiddies from porn now bow to Sam Bridges from Death Stranding. Platforms like Reddit and Discord use face scanning, but gamers āhave been using the photo mode and Sam Bridges to trick face scanning tools into accepting them as an adult,ā revealing the absurdity of digital babysitting. Dany Sterkhov āalerted the worldā to this loophole, proving that when you automate horrendously, clever nerds always find a way around it.
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UK tries to block kids from porn with face scans, but apparently Sam Bridges from Death Stranding is everyoneās fake ID now. Welcome to age verification, the ultimate videogame cosplay.
Nothing screams āpeak cybersecurityā like trusting a game characterās face to keep children away from porn. Whatās next, paging Lara Croft for tax audits?
Age verification in the UK is now like that one uncle who canāt tell the difference between cosplay and real lifeājust point your phone at Sam Bridges and voilĆ , adult status unlocked.
Source: Theverge | Published: 7/28/2025 | Author: Tom Warren
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