Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has unveiled a new ‘classifier tool’ that detects teens who lie about their age on picture and video-sharing platform Instagram.
As Bloomberg originally reported, the business plans to use a tool called the “adult classifier” early next year. This technology will detect users under the age of eighteen and automatically apply Instagram’s more restricted privacy settings to them.
The software will examine metrics such as the accounts a user follows and the material they frequently engage with, according to Allison Hartnett, head of product management for youth and social impact at Meta.
