12-Year-Old Outsmarts Meta AI Age Check with Fake Mustache

Meta’s AI age verification for teens is flawed: a 12-year-old bypassed it using a fake mustache, raising privacy and safety concerns. Key takeaways Meta Deploys AI to Verify Teen Users’ Ages on Facebook and Instagram Meta’s latest AI rollout targets a regulatory minefield: age verification for teens. The company has started using facial analysis technology on Facebook and Instagram. The AI age estimation tool marks Meta’s most aggressive attempt yet to automate compliance with child safety mandates. Regulators in the EU and US have ramped up press.