Meta Expands AI Age Detection on Instagram to Protect Teens Worldwide

At a glance

Meta announced it will expand worldwide its AI technology that identifies accounts likely belonging to teens on Instagram. The goal is to apply teen protection features even when someone signed up with an adult birthday.

Key points

1. 1

   The AI identifies teen accounts by looking at how the account is used, instead of the birthday the user entered.

2. 2

   Teen accounts get default protections such as private profiles, limits on sensitive content, and reminders about time spent on the app.

3. 3

   Users under 16 need parental permission to lower their protection settings.

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   If an account is misclassified, the user can change the settings to correct it.

Why it matters

This change reduces the problem of teens being left outside protective features because of account information that does not match their real age, so it matters to both parents and teens.

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