{"id":291107,"date":"2024-11-06T11:31:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T10:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=343475"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:46:45","slug":"instagram-will-use-ai-to-detect-teenagers-who-lie-about-their-age-be-careful-about-lying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/instagram-will-use-ai-to-detect-teenagers-who-lie-about-their-age-be-careful-about-lying\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram will use AI to detect teenagers who lie about their age: be careful about lying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-11-04\/instagram-plans-to-use-ai-to-catch-teens-lying-about-age\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Bloomberg report<\/a>, Meta will use <strong>artificial intelligence to predict the age of its Instagram users<\/strong> and automatically transfer those under 18 to a teen account if it believes they are lying about their age.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Instagram\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/f96df87d-926f-4954-bf58-f377a573a630\/3410194445\/instagram-Instagram_icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Instagram<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the wake of international protests about the impact of social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook on the mental health of teenagers, Meta introduced accounts for teenagers in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teen accounts, for children aged 13 to 17, have built-in limits on who can contact them and what content they can see. They are automatically set to hide potentially offensive comments and message requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meta details &#39;adult classifier&#39; tool for catching teens who lie about their age on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vkR6aHOcVG\">https:\/\/t.co\/vkR6aHOcVG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Engadget (@engadget) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/engadget\/status\/1853479150054428701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the AI that will classify teenagers and adults works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secure accounts for teenagers will only work if those under 18 voluntarily choose to use them or are honest about their age, which is why Meta has devised a way to enforce the appropriate accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patented computer tool that Meta has developed, called the &#8220;adult classifier,&#8221; will come into play next year and is designed to classify users into two groups: under or over 18 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24META&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$META<\/a> plans to use AI to identify young users on Instagram who are lying about their age and automatically switch them into more restrictive privacy settings &#8211; Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KVsEGmzfq4\">pic.twitter.com\/KVsEGmzfq4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Evan (@StockMKTNewz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StockMKTNewz\/status\/1853443781158195681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Allison Hartnet, director of youth product management and social impact at Meta, <strong>the tool will scan a user&#8217;s profile, the content they interact with, and their follower list to determine their age<\/strong>. Even innocuous &#8220;happy birthday&#8221; messages can be used to determine a user&#8217;s true age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since <strong>teen accounts are new and currently voluntary<\/strong>, there is a large base of teenage users on Instagram who use regular adult accounts. Meta plans to start moving teenagers who have voluntarily provided their age information to the new teen accounts very soon and introduce the &#8220;adult classifier&#8221; early next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is Meta&#8217;s latest attempt to address some of the public outcry over the impact of social media on teenagers. 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