On Instagram, AI tools will detect underage users and automatically change their account settings. Meta is expanding how it uses AI to detect teens on Instagram — and, in some cases, will begin overriding account settings.

Meta is using AI system to make its social media platform Instagram even better. Let us tell you that the company is increasing the use of AI systems to detect teenagers on Instagram. Its purpose is to identify those children who have created their accounts claiming to be above 18 years of age.

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.