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Yoti's technology uses facial features to determine a user's age when they upload a video selfie to verify their age. Once the age has been confirmed, the photograph will be removed by Meta and Yoti, according to Instagram.
Digital Desk: On Thursday, Instagram
announced that it is exploring new ways for users to prove their age on the
platform, starting with Americans. In addition to letting users post their
identity proof online, the photo-sharing site run by Meta Platforms Inc.
announced it is exploring two new methods of age verification.
Director of data governance at Meta,
Erica Finkle, stated in a blog post that when we identify a user as a teen
(13–17 years old), we give them age-appropriate experiences, such as defaulting
them into private accounts, preventing unwanted contact from adults they don't
know, and restricting the ways in which advertisers can target them with ads.
In order to protect users' privacy, Instagram announced a
partnership with Yoti, a business that specialises in online age verification.
Yoti's technology uses facial features to determine a
user's age when they upload a video selfie to verify their age. Once the age
has been confirmed, the photograph will be removed by Meta and Yoti, according
to Instagram.
Another choice is to choose three mutual followers who
can attest for the user's age; the three followers chosen must all be at least
18 years old.
In
response to criticism and anger to the programme, Instagram postponed the
launch of Instagram Kids last year. Instagram Kids was advertised as requiring
parental consent to join and as offering ad-free, age-appropriate content.
However, US politicians and advocacy groups pushed the firm to abandon its
launch plans due to safety concerns.
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