Meta has started using AI to analyze users' facial features to identify if they are underage. The system, which is currently operating in select countries, uses visual analysis to determine if a user's age appears to …

The AI-powered system assesses users' facial features, including height and bone structure, to estimate their age. This method is based on the idea that certain physical characteristics can be correlated with age. For…

Meta's move into AI-powered age verification is part of a larger trend among social media companies to improve their age verification and enforcement mechanisms. Other companies, such as TikTok and Snapchat, have also…

Meta has faced challenges with age verification in the past. In 2019, the company was fined $5 billion by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for violating a 2012 consent decree related to user privacy. One of the issu…