Instagram started testing the procedure in the US at the beginning of this year, and it has now been extended to Brazil and India as well. The company, which is under fire from safety advocates, began testing a programme earlier this year to confirm customers’ ages when they indicated they were 18 or older. Continue reading “Instagram rolls out teen age verification test in India”
Meta is testing new options for Instagram users to verify their age, beginning with those in the United States. Teens will be asked to record a selfie video or ask mutual friends to verify their age under the new options. The firm has partnered with Yoti, an online age verification company, to verify the age of teens under the age of 18 when they attempt to change their date of birth on Instagram from under the age of 18 to 18 or over. Continue reading “Instagram is testing two new age verification methods for teens”
