Instagram is experimenting with new methods to ask you to confirm your age over in the US. You now have two other choices in addition to just uploading your ID, which could take up to two days to validate.
Making a video selfie is the first step. If you choose this option, on-screen instructions will lead you through the procedure. After you record the video, it is solely shared with Yoti, a business that specializes in age verification and is working with Instagram on this project. Based on your facial traits, Yoti’s technology determines your age, after which the video is destroyed. 20 minutes may be needed for results.
The second choice, known as social vouching, requires you to ask your followers on social media to attest to your age. A person who is vouching must be at least 18 years old and not currently be vouching for anyone else. There are also additional, unannounced security measures in place. Three people you choose must answer the request for a vouch for you within three days.
Due to the fact that you must be at least 13 years old to use Instagram, the social media platform needs to know your age (in some countries, even older). Second, so that the app can personalize your experience. For instance, if you’re between the ages of 13 and 17, your account will be set to private by default, which will restrict the ways that advertisers can contact you with ads and prevent you from receiving unwanted contact from adults you don’t know.
