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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
Technology
Asharq Al-Awsat

Instagram Tests Using AI, Other Tools for Age Verification

The Instagram application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White

Instagram is testing new ways to verify the age of people using its service, including a face-scanning artificial intelligence tool, having mutual friends verify their age or uploading an ID.

But the tools won't be used, at least not yet, to try to keep children off of the popular photo and video-sharing app. The current test only involves verifying that a user is 18 or older.

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