Meta rolls out globally on Instagram its AI to detect users' real age

TechnologyInternationalLa VanguardiaNov 12, 2026, 5:04 AMAI summary

Meta has globally deployed on Instagram its artificial intelligence system to detect users' real age, even if they enter an adult birth date. The tool, unveiled in May and tested in the United States and Australia, analyzes bios, comments, mentions of birthdays or school grades and visual cues in photos and videos, such as height or bone structure. If it detects an account belonging to someone aged 13 to 17, it automatically places it in Teen Accounts, private by default. It will reach Facebook and Threads before the end of the year.

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Meta's AI looks for age signals in bios, comments, birthdays, school grades and visual cues in photos and videos
Meta says it is not facial recognition: it estimates approximate age without identifying the specific person
Accounts detected as belonging to 13- to 17-year-olds move to private-by-default profiles, with harmful comments hidden and direct messages restricted

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Meta rolls out globally on Instagram its AI to detect users' real age

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