Aaj TV English News - Technology https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:53:35 +0500 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:53:35 +0500 60 Meta to expand teen safeguards to 27 EU countries, Facebook safeguards in June https://english.aaj.tv/news/330458289/meta-to-expand-teen-safeguards-to-27-eu-countries-facebook-safeguards-in-june <p><strong>Meta Platforms will expand technology safeguards for ​teen accounts to 27 European Union countries and ‌to Facebook in the United States, the US tech giant said on Tuesday, as it seeks to fend off ​criticism regarding its efforts to protect teenagers online.</strong></p> <p>Tech companies ​are coming under increasing pressure worldwide to ⁠come up with age-checking measures over mounting concerns about ​online abuse, teen mental health and the spread of ​AI-generated child sexual images.</p> <p>Meta last year rolled out technology to proactively find accounts they suspect to be teens, even if ​they list an adult birthday, and place them ​in Teen Account protections.</p> <p>“This technology will be expanded to 27 countries ‌in ⁠the European Union. Meta is also expanding this technology to Facebook in the United States for the first time, with the UK and EU to ​follow in June,” ​the company ⁠said in a blogpost.</p> <p>It also detailed its use of advanced artificial intelligence to ​detect underage accounts beyond simple admissions of ​age.</p> <p>This ⁠includes using AI technology to analyze entire profiles for contextual clues to determine if an account likely ⁠belongs to ​someone underage and strengthening circumvention ​measures to prevent new accounts from users Meta suspects are underage.</p> Meta Platforms will expand technology safeguards for ​teen accounts to 27 European Union countries and ‌to Facebook in the United States, the US tech giant said on Tuesday, as it seeks to fend off ​criticism regarding its efforts to protect teenagers online.

Tech companies ​are coming under increasing pressure worldwide to ⁠come up with age-checking measures over mounting concerns about ​online abuse, teen mental health and the spread of ​AI-generated child sexual images.

Meta last year rolled out technology to proactively find accounts they suspect to be teens, even if ​they list an adult birthday, and place them ​in Teen Account protections.

“This technology will be expanded to 27 countries ‌in ⁠the European Union. Meta is also expanding this technology to Facebook in the United States for the first time, with the UK and EU to ​follow in June,” ​the company ⁠said in a blogpost.

It also detailed its use of advanced artificial intelligence to ​detect underage accounts beyond simple admissions of ​age.

This ⁠includes using AI technology to analyze entire profiles for contextual clues to determine if an account likely ⁠belongs to ​someone underage and strengthening circumvention ​measures to prevent new accounts from users Meta suspects are underage.

]]> Technology https://english.aaj.tv/news/330458289 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:18:46 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Facebook logo in this illustration. -- Reuters