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Seren Morris

How does Instagram’s new age verification work?

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Instagram has launched age-estimation technology in the UK
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Instagram has launched age-estimation technology to verify the ages of users in the UK, who won’t need to upload ID.

Instagram expanded its test to countries including India and Brazil in October, before launching in the UK and the EU. Previously, users could upload an ID or ask adults to vouch for their age.

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