Meta Targets Underage Users With Global AI Safety Expansion

Meta Platforms has announced the global expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered age-estimation technology to identify teenagers who provide false dates of birth on its platforms and automatically enrol them in age-appropriate account protections.
 
The expansion which will initially cover millions of additional teenagers on Instagram, is aimed at strengthening online safety and limiting young users’ exposure to inappropriate content, unwanted interactions and excessive time on social media.
 
The company disclosed this in a statement on Monday, explaining that the technology would help identify users suspected to be between 13 and 17 years old, even when their accoun...