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Signing up for a social media account<\/a> with a fake birthday isn\u2019t exactly new. Teens have done it for years, often to bypass age restrictions or access features they wouldn\u2019t otherwise be allowed to use. Meta knows this is a problem, and it\u2019s now taking its efforts to identify these accounts a step further.<\/p>\n The company has announced<\/a> that it\u2019s expanding its AI-powered age detection technology globally on Instagram. The idea is to identify accounts that likely belong to teenagers, even when they\u2019ve entered an adult birthday, and automatically apply the platform\u2019s existing safety protections. Meta says the expansion could bring these protections to millions of additional teenagers worldwide.<\/p>\n Instagram won\u2019t just take your birthday at face value <\/p>\n Instagram already has Teen Accounts<\/a>, which restrict who can contact younger users, what content they can see, and how much time they spend on the platform. Facebook and Messenger also offer similar protections. The problem, however, is that these safeguards depend on users being honest about their age. A teenager who signs up claiming to be 20 could potentially avoid restrictions meant for someone under 18.<\/p>\n Shimul Sood \/ Digital Trends <\/p>\n That\u2019s where Meta\u2019s AI<\/a> technology comes in.<\/p>\n