Instagram is stepping up efforts to protect teenagers by using artificial intelligence to spot underage users trying to get around age rules. Meta, the company behind Instagram, says the platform will now automatically move suspected teen users into safer, more restricted Teen Accounts—even if they signed up with a fake birthdate that says they’re an adult.
This is part of a bigger push to make Instagram safer for younger users. The app has used AI in the past to estimate someone’s age, but now