Amid legal battles, social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids
Summary
Meta and other social media companies are working to better identify users who are children to protect their safety online. Meta’s $18 billion legal settlement requires it to improve how it verifies ages, using methods like AI to estimate user ages without needing government IDs.Key Facts
- Meta agreed to a legal settlement worth $18 billion after claims it harmed children’s mental health on Instagram and Facebook.
- The settlement covers 48 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and territories.
- Meta and other companies like Google, TikTok, and Roblox are increasing efforts to determine which users are kids.
- Age verification online is hard because many users do not want to share official ID documents.
- Meta uses AI that looks at posts, interactions, login times, and photos to estimate user ages.
- AI can estimate how old someone might be but cannot confirm their exact birth date.
- Google uses a similar AI system on YouTube based on users’ watch history.
- Meta promises to delete any uploaded ID documents within 30 days.
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