Meta is upgrading how it uses AI to identify teens using Instagram, and in some situations, it may now override users’ account settings based on what the AI finds. In 2024, Instagram introduced a system that uses AI to estimate users' ages.

Meta is expanding its age-verification tools by using AI to detect teenaged users and then automatically placing them into more restrictive Teen Account settings even if the user entered an adult birthday.

Instagram is expanding its AI age detection software to root out teens masquerading as adults. If the AI makes a mistake, however, it's possible real adults will have their accounts affected.