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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…

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

San Francisco (AFP) - Photo sharing platform Instagram said on Thursday it was starting to trial a tool that relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to confirm the age of users in the United States.

The UK Cinema Association said it would confirm the age of a child to box office staff based on a previously uploaded official document such as a passport

The Yoti app allows young people to verify their age without handing over other personal information and is being trialled by the Home Office at supermarket checkouts

The automated system is designed to make it "easier and quicker" for customers to purchase alcohol.

The retailer is trialling a new system that will estimate how old a shopper is without the need of a store assistant

A camera in the self-checkout screen is designed to estimate a customer’s age

Asda is testing out new technology that sees customers look up at “age estimation” cameras in the self-checkout screen that will guess your age and verify the purchase