Technology
Instagram Expands AI to Identify Teens Lying About Age
The technology analyzes behavior patterns and visual cues to automatically apply safety restrictions, even on profiles claiming to be adults, aiming to enhance the protection of minors on the platform.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Meta has globally expanded the use of AI to identify and automatically restrict accounts of teenagers who report false ages.
- Who is affected
- Users under 18 on Instagram and, in the future, on Facebook and Threads.
- What changes
- Accounts identified as belonging to teenagers automatically receive more restrictive privacy, messaging, and content settings.
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