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Meta expands AI screening for teen Instagram users worldwide
The system seeks to identify teenagers who give adult birthdays. Meta also plans to extend the technology globally on Threads later in 2026.
Meta announced a worldwide expansion of Instagram’s AI age-estimation tools on November 9, 2026, saying the technology would help identify teenage users and move them into accounts with additional safeguards. The screening includes users whose stated birthdays suggest they are adults.
The expansion follows settlements reached in August totaling up to $18 billion to resolve allegations that Meta’s platforms harm teenagers. The agreements covered almost all U.S. states and territories and included commitments to better identify teenagers and children under 13.
Meta says the tools examine information throughout a profile, looking for clues such as references to school grades or birthday celebrations. Posts, biographies, comments and captions can provide those signals. The company also analyzes photos and videos for physical characteristics such as height and bone structure.
Instagram’s Teen Accounts start with private settings and conceal harmful comments. Direct messages are limited to senders the teenager follows or has an existing connection with.
Deployment of the technology on Facebook remains underway, Meta said. The company plans a worldwide introduction on Threads later in 2026 and said parents in the United States would begin receiving an Instagram feed video explaining its approach to protections for teenagers.