After Meta, Google to Use AI for Detecting Users Lying About Their Age

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Tags : Google AI age verification, AI detecting fake age, online safety AI, Meta age verification, AI in digital security, Google privacy policies, tech news 2025 | Published at : 15 Feb 2025 05:25 AM | Author : Gaurav Singh (gauravsinghigc)

Google is following Meta in implementing AI-driven age verification to detect users providing false age information. Learn how AI is reshaping online safety and digital identity checks.

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🤖 After Meta, Google to Use AI to Detect If Users Are Lying About Their Age

📢 Google’s AI-Powered Age Verification Model

Google has announced that it will soon begin testing an AI-based age verification model to determine whether a user is under 18. The model will initially roll out in the United States later this year before expanding globally.

🛡️ The AI model will analyze various account data points such as:

📅 Age of the account
🔎 Search history and browsing behavior
🎥 Video categories watched on YouTube

🔍 How Google’s AI Will Restrict Underage Users

If the AI model determines that a user is under 18, Google will automatically apply restrictions across all its products, including:

🚫 Blocking sensitive ad content
🔍 Enabling SafeSearch Filter by default
🎞️ Restricting age-sensitive videos on YouTube

📨 Google Messages: New Sensitive Content Warnings

Google is also introducing a new feature in Google Messages that will display a sensitive content warning. While adults (18+) can opt out, teens and kids will need parental consent to disable this feature.

🛂 What If You’re Incorrectly Flagged as Under 18?

If Google's AI mistakenly flags a user as being underage, they will need to verify their age through:

📜 Government-issued ID
💳 Credit card verification
🤳 Selfie-based authentication

📌 Google’s Plans for Future Age Verification

According to CNET, Google is actively working on expanding its age verification methods to make them more robust and accurate.

🔄 How This Compares to Meta’s AI Age Detection

Google’s move follows Meta’s AI-powered "Adult Classifier", launched in November 2024, which detects whether a new Instagram user is a teen or an adult.

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