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news Dw English 2026-05-20

Meta Uses AI to Age-Verify Instagram Users Under 13

Meta is deploying an AI-powered system to identify and remove users under 13 from Instagram and Facebook, addressing a significant issue with underage engagement on its platforms.


Instagram and Facebook have a problem with underage users β€” there's too many of them. Parent company, Meta, aims to root out under-13s with an age-profiling AI. This plays into a debate about a teenage social media ban.

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