Instagram tests AI to catch underage users as part of teen safety push
a year ago
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- Instagram is using AI to detect underage users who lie about their age.
- The platform will proactively flag suspected underage accounts, even with false birthdates.
- AI analyzes account activity, profile details, and interactions to identify age misrepresentation.
- Accounts found lying about age will be reclassified as teen accounts with stricter privacy settings.
- Teen accounts have default privacy settings, limited messaging, and restricted sensitive content.
- Time-limit notifications after 60 minutes and 'sleep mode' from 10pm to 7am for teen users.
- Parents will receive notifications to discuss accurate age information with their teens.
- Tech companies face scrutiny over social media's impact on youth mental health.
- Some US states are pushing for age verification laws on social platforms.
- Meta argues app stores, not platforms, should verify user ages.