Instagram deploys AI-powered age check for Aussie teens

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Instagram did not clarify why it would be migrating children under 16 to teen accounts when those users will be banned from holding accounts from December. Instagram has introduced an AI-powered age-verification system for Australian users, months before under-16s are banned from social media. Instagram did not clarify why it would be migrating children under 16 to teen accounts when those users will be banned from holding accounts from December. Mia Garlick, the regional policy director for Instagram’s owner Meta, said understanding age online was a “complex, industry-wide challenge, especially if people misrepresent how old they are”. “By expanding these measures to teen accounts in Australia, we’re helping ensure teens have safer, age-appropriate experiences on Instagram.”But she indicated Meta “thinks there’s a better way to understand a teen’s age” — pushing the responsibility for age verification onto the app stores.