Meta begins rolling out AI-powered Instagram age verification to India and Brazil; the system uses AI to analyze video selfies or lets users provide IDs (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Meta begins rolling out AI-powered Instagram age verification to India and Brazil; the system uses AI to analyze video selfies or lets users provide IDs — Instagram, facing scrutiny from safety advocates, started testing a program in the U.S. earlier this year to verify users’ age claiming to be 18 or older.

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