Instagram has Started Testing Of New Options to for User to Verify Their Age, Instagram Said On Thursday. It is First Done in United States.
Meta Which Owns Instagram Facebook & WhatsApp, Said that they are Testing Two new Options to Verify User's Age, In Order to Upload Their identity Proofs Online.
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"When we know if someone is a teen (13-17 years), we provide them with age-appropriate experiences like defaulting them into private accounts, preventing unwanted contact from adults they don't know and limiting the options advertisers have to reach them with ads," Erica Finkle, Director of Data Governance at Meta, Said In a Blog Post.
Instagram Said It Has Partnership With Yoti, It is a Company Which Specifies Online Age Verification to ensure Users Privacy.
Users can upload a video selfie to verify their age, after which Yoti's technology estimates their age based on facial features. Both Meta and Yoti will delete the image once the age has been verified, Instagram said.
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Another option is for people to select three mutual followers to confirm the user's age, and the person vouching must be at least 18 years old.
The move comes after Instagram paused the launch of Instagram Kids last year, after receiving criticism and opposition to the project.
Instagram Kids was touted as requiring parental permission to join, and was supposed to provide ad-free, age-appropriate content, but U.S. lawmakers and advocacy groups urged the company to drop its launch plans, citing safety concerns.
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