Meta rolls out AI age detection for teen accounts worldwide

Meta has announced the expansion of the use of its artificial intelligence-based technologies globally, with the aim of identifying the accounts of teens who entered the correct age when registering, and automatically applying the protection measures assigned to them.

The company explained that these technologies allow the detection of accounts that are likely to be owned by teenagers, even when the registration data indicates that the owners are adults, ensuring that safeguards are in place appropriate for their actual age.

Protections in Instagram, Facebook and Messenger include restricting who can communicate with teens, and controlling what content they watch and time spent on apps.

Meta stated that determining the actual ages of users is a challenge, given that some teens have entered incorrect birth dates, noting that the new expansion will allow millions of teens on Instagram to benefit from automatic protection measures.

The company continues to expand the technology on Facebook and plans to roll out a similar technology globally on Threads later this year, with the aim of boosting teen protection on its platforms.

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