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Meta is using AI to catch teens lying about their age on Instagram

Signing up for a social media account with a fake birthday isn’t exactly new. Teens have done it for years, often to bypass age restrictions or access features they wouldn’t otherwise be allowed to use. Meta knows this is a problem, and it’s now taking its efforts to identify these accounts a step further. The

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    Signing up for a social media account with a fake birthday isn’t exactly new. Teens have done it for years, often to bypass age restrictions or access features they wouldn’t otherwise be allowed to use. Meta knows this is a problem, and it’s now taking its…

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