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Instagram tests new over-18 verification tools, including video selfies


Instagram tests new over-18 verification tools, including video selfies

June 24, 2022 at 7:00 AM

Instagram has been tinkering for years looking for better ways to manage and engage with younger and older users — not just to be more compliant with regulations, but to better target age-appropriate and relevant content and advertising to them. In the latest move, the Meta-owned platform is testing a new set of features — video selfies, vouching from adult friends, and providing an ID — designed to verify when people say they are 18 and older.

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