In order to verify users’ ages on Facebook Dating, Meta has announced that it has expanded its Artificial Intelligence (AI) face-scanning tool and ID Uploading tool.
According to a blog post published by the company yesterday, the tools will ensure that only adults are using the dating service on the platform and bar minors from using it.
Age verification methods will ensure that users are at least 18 years old in order to register and utilise Facebook Dating’s services.
The tech giant has teamed up with the age-verification firm Yoti to offer users the options of ID Upload and Video Selfie.
Users will receive the instructions on their screen to help them through the procedure if they select the Video Selfie option.
Yoti’s technology will use the individual’s facial features to determine their age after taking the Video Selfie.
The ID copy that users must upload in order to use the ID Upload option must be encrypted and maintained securely.
According to the social media behemoth, “We want to apply our age detection technology and verification capabilities to other countries worldwide where Facebook Dating is available, as well as to more experiences that require users to be over 18 to access them.”