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.

Meta didn't specify what the AI is looking for, only that it's testing 'AI technology in the US that will proactively find accounts we suspect belong to teens,' but are pretending to be adults.

Meta is doubling down on teen safety with AI-driven age checks, aiming to automatically shield underage users on Instagram even if they try to game the system.