ISTANBUL, Nov 10 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Meta announced Monday that it is expanding its artificial intelligence-powered age-estimation technology globally to bring millions more Instagram users under its Teen Account protections, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
Meta Announces Global Expansion Of AI Age Checks To Protect Teens On Instagram
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Meta expands AI age checks globally on Instagram to protect teens, adding safeguards for users identified as teenagers.
- Meta uses AI to estimate user age, even if they provide false birth dates.
- Teen Accounts restrict contact, content, and usage time for young users.
- Meta plans to roll out similar age checks on Facebook and Threads this year.
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