Big change coming for thousands of Instagram accounts from today – Irish Mirror Online

There’s a big change coming for thousands of people on Instagram as a major EU safety update cracks down on younger users. The changes being made are in a bid to protect children from inappropriate and potentially harmful content going forward. From today, anyone who attempts to change their date of birth on Instagram from under 18 to over 18 will need to verify their age by: READ MORE: Vicky Pattison slams Instagram in fiery rant as her new post is removed for ‘hate speech’ uploading their ID or record a video selfie which will be analysed by independent age estimation technology Instagram says the new system will help ensure users are seeing age-appropriate content on the platform after safety campaigners called for age verification technology to become mandatory online. Instagram’s public policy director Tara Hopkins said: “We want everyone to experience Instagram in a way that’s appropriate for their age, which means we need to know how old they are – and this is a challenge across our industry. “That’s why today’s announcement is such an important step, and why we’re particularly excited to be working with Yoti, who are leading the way in building effective technology to verify
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