Meta rolls out automated age checks for teens globally

AI-powered scans will be used for Instagram accounts this month and later extended to Facebook and Threads.Social media giant Meta is expanding automated age-estimation technology globally starting this month following billion-dollar legal settlements and criticism that its platforms fail to protect teenagers from online harms.“We use AI technology to find people we suspect to be teens, even if they use an adult birthday, and place them in Teen Account protections,” the company said in an announcement on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Landmark cases on social media’s impact on children begin this week in USlist 2 of 3Facebook found liable as TikTok settles for $100m over user safetylist 3 of 3Australia’s High Court hears bid to overturn under-16s social media banend of list“Since first introducing this technology, we’ve been placing more teens in age-appropriate protections and are encouraged by the results. Based on that success, today we’re expanding this technology globally.”Teen accounts have more restrictions and protections, limiting contacts, types of content and users’ time. Teens often circumvent the restrictions by creating a fake birthday when they ...