Meta AI is analyzing teen faces but a 12-year-old kid with a fake mustache fooled it [U]

Meta has expanded AI age checks on Facebook and Instagram to use profile data plus photos and videos to flag under-13 users and place teens in age-appropriate experiences.

The company is also pushing lawmakers to move age-verification responsibility to app stores like Apple’s, rather than leaving it to individual platforms.

A report said the system was fooled by a 12-year-old who used a drawn fake mustache, underscoring the limits of automated age detection.

The move reflects growing pressure on platforms to tighten child safety controls for regulators in Europe, Brazil, and the U.S.