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Meta Expands AI Age Checks for Instagram Teens Globally

  • Meta is expanding AI age-detection technology to Instagram users worldwide.
  • The technology identifies accounts of users under 18 and moves them into Teen Account settings.
  • This expansion follows initial tests in the US, EU, and Brazil.
  • Meta plans to extend the AI age checks to Facebook and Threads in the future.
  • Parents in the US will receive notifications about AI age estimations.

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