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Facebook is testing ways for people to verify their age when using the platform’s dating app, including using an AI face scanning tool.
In a blog post today, Meta announced it would start prompting users on Facebook Dating to verify that they’re over 18 if the platform suspects a user is underage (you must be over 18 to use the dating service). Users can then confirm their age either by submitting a copy of their ID or by uploading a selfie video, which Facebook shares a portion of with a third-party company. Meta says the company, Yoti, uses facial features to estimate a user’s age without identifying them.
Meta says the new age verification systems will help stop children from accessing features meant for adults. It doesn’t appear…