Instagram AI tests the discovery of young users as part of the integrity of adolescents, according to the goal
Instagram tests the use of artificial intelligence On Monday, he said that the detection of young users lying about their age, as part of new measures to better protect adolescents online. Meriz Meta. From now on, the platform will “proactive” the adolescent accounts that are suspected of belonging to young users, Even if these users submit a wrong birth date Upon registration.
In the past, the application used Amnesty International for Estimating the age of usersBut the new approach represents a more aggressive strategy. The goal says that you are training artificial intelligence to discover signals, such as account activity, profile details and content interactions, To refer to users they may be a mixture of their age.
If Instagram decides that the user He lied about his real ageThe account will be reclassified in the teenagers category. This requires some Privacy amendments And more strict security.
Adolescent accounts are deprived by default. The messages are limited to the people who are already followed by the user or those who call them. The contents that are considered “sensitive”, such as violent videos or publications that enhance aesthetic procedures, will be restricted, according to the goal.
Adolescent users They will receive notifications with a time limit after 60 minutes of use. SIt will enable the “comfort mode” that would revitalize it Putting notifications and sending automatic responses to direct messages from 10 pm. Until 7 am. Instagram will also start sending notifications to parents Encourage them to talk to their children Adolescents about the importance of providing accurate information about the age on the Internet, according to the goal.
The update occurs when technology companies face more scrutiny about the impact of social networks In mental health of young users. Many American countries are also progressing in legislation to demand an age verification on social platforms, although many of these efforts have faced legal challenges. The target and other technology companies have been arguedAnd not individual platforms, you should take responsibility for verifying users.
Additional sources • AP
