Instagram Employs AI to Restrict Underage Profile Tricksters

April 21, 2025, 9:20 am

Instagram is deploying smart AI tools to sniff out accounts where teens claim an older age, automatically forcing them into restricted modes. The platform’s latest measure aims to tighten safeguards—even if it means catching digital fibbers in the act with a touch of modern oversight.

winbuzzer.com / Meta Intensifies Instagram Age Checks With Proactive AI System

Meta has started testing a new AI system on Instagram in the US that proactively identifies suspected underage users and automatically applies restrictive teen settings. The post Meta Intensifies Instagram Age Checks With Proactive AI System appeared first on WinBuzzer.

cnet.com / Meta Will Use AI to Place Teens Into Stricter Account Settings

The company may override user-provided ages if it suspects the account belongs to a teen.

androidheadlines.com / Instagram’s AI Age Check Could Change How Teens Use the App

The post Instagram’s AI Age Check Could Change How Teens Use the App appeared first on Android Headlines.

techcrunch.com / Instagram is using AI to find teens lying about their age and restricting their accounts

Meta is using AI technology to search for kids who are lying about their age on Instagram in order to bypass safeguards, the company announced on Monday. When Meta finds an account that it suspects belongs to a teen, the platform will enroll them into a restricted Teen Account, even if the account...

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