"From Monday, the Meta-owned app is rolling out AI technology in the UK that identifies teen users who have fibbed about their age. The AI can identify if a user in the UK has incorrectly listed their age as 18 or over - by detecting at youthful facial features in their photos, for example. If it finds someone who looks underage, the AI will automatically enroll them into a 'Teen Account', Instagram's age-appropriate version of the app."
"On Instagram, Teen Accounts are automatically set to private, reducing the risk of approaches from online predators, in a bid to improve child safety. Teens will only receive messages from people they already follow, reducing the risk of unwanted or inappropriate interactions. What's more, with Teen Accounts, parents have the ability to monitor who their child is messaging, set time limits for app usage, and block access during certain hours."
"Instagram requires everyone to be at least 13 years old if they want to create an account - which is why it asks for a birth date on sign-up. However, users who are aged between 13 and 17 find themselves on a special version of the app called 'Teen Accounts'. Instagram has already acknowledged that 'young people can lie about their date of birth', and as such some 13-17-year-olds have told the app they're adults. As a result, teen app users have been able to bypass Teen Accounts - but that's all changing"
Instagram is deploying AI in the UK to identify users who falsify their age and appear underage in photos. The system detects youthful facial features and will automatically enroll suspected underage users into Teen Accounts. Teen Accounts default to private, limit messages to people the teen already follows, and provide parental controls for monitoring messages, setting time limits, and blocking access during specific hours. The measures aim to reduce risks from paedophiles, scammers and unwanted interactions. The move addresses an industry-wide challenge and closes a loophole where 13-17-year-olds previously lied about their birth dates to access adult accounts.
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