Meta is extending AI age-guessing on Instagram worldwide, so teens who give an adult birthday can still be put into Teen Account limits

Meta says it is expanding globally the AI technology that looks for people it suspects are teens, even when they signed up with an adult birthday, and puts them into Teen Account protections on Instagram. Teen Accounts automatically limit who can contact a teen, what they see and how long they spend on the apps. Meta says it is also rolling the technology out on Facebook and plans similar technology on Threads later this year.

• Check your teenager's Instagram settings with them and confirm the birthday on the account is their real one, because the protections depend on it.
• If you are a parent in the US, expect an Instagram notification and a video in the feed this month explaining how teens are placed in these protections and how you can help keep the age accurate.

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