Meta has just announced that it’s rolling out its new AI-powered age-estimation software globally, which will place younger users into restricted Teen Accounts on Instagram, even if those users have provided false adult birthdays . The company says that the feature will soon expand to Facebook and Threads later this year, following a recent agreement with 52 bipartisan state attorneys general. Part of Meta’s official announcement reads:

For more than a decade, we’ve worked with leading experts to build tools and resources to help teens and families have age-appropriate and positive experiences on our apps. Teen Accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger provide teens with a set of built-in protections that automatically limit who can contact them, the content they see, and their time on our apps.

Ensuring all teens receive these protections depends on knowing their age.…