Today, we applaud Meta for taking this big step to increase safety for their younger users. For example, Instagram and TikTok have recently implemented tougher restrictions on accounts owned by teens across their platforms.

Meta is expanding its age-verification tools by using AI to detect teenaged users and then automatically placing them into more restrictive Teen Account settings even if the user entered an adult birthday.

Instagram is expanding its AI age detection software to root out teens masquerading as adults. If the AI makes a mistake, however, it's possible real adults will have their accounts affected.