Instagram Deploys AI System to Verify Teen Users’ Age Claims

April 21, 2025, 7:21 am

In a bid to bolster safety on its platform, Instagram is trialing a cutting-edge AI system designed to detect when teenagers misrepresent their ages. This proactive initiative seeks to root out deceptive online behaviors, ensuring that users are accurately represented in a digital space increasingly under scrutiny. As Meta harnesses technology to police age claims, industry observers note the measure with a blend of cautious optimism and ironic humor at the challenge of digitally policing youth identity.


torontosun.com / Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults

Instagram is beginning to test the use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday. Meta has been using AI to determine people’s ages for some time, the company said, but photo and video-sharing app will now...

winnipegfreepress.com / Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults


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