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Social media companies work harder to find out which users are children.

Social media companies work harder to find out which users are children.

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September 1st, 2026

Social media companies work harder to find out which users are children.

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Meta's legal agreement on child safety includes detailed requirements about age verification.

El acuerdo legal de Meta sobre seguridad infantil incluye requisitos detallados sobre verificación de edad.

The company needs to tell which users are children so its protections work.

La compañía necesita distinguir qué usuarios son niños para que sus protecciones funcionen.

Other companies like Google, TikTok, and Roblox are also strengthening these measures. They face public and regulatory pressure in the U.S.

Otras empresas como Google, TikTok y Roblox también están reforzando estas medidas ante la presión pública y regulatoria en EE. UU.

The 18 billion dollar agreement settles claims that Meta harmed children's mental health. The harm came from addictive designs on Instagram and Facebook.

El acuerdo de 18 mil millones de dólares resuelve las reclamaciones de que Meta dañó la salud mental de los niños con diseños adictivos en Instagram y Facebook.

Meta has one year to improve its age verification technology.

Meta tiene un año para mejorar su tecnología de verificación de edad.

The options are limited and create privacy challenges for adults. They must prove they are over 18.

Las opciones son limitadas y presentan desafíos de privacidad para adultos que deberían demostrar que son mayores de 18.

Many companies use artificial intelligence to estimate ages, but this does not verify birth dates.

Muchas empresas usan inteligencia artificial para estimar edades, aunque esto no verifica fechas de nacimiento.

Instagram looks at clues like posts about birthdays, friends, and login times.

Instagram analiza pistas como publicaciones sobre cumpleaños, amigos y horarios de conexión.

It also checks photos to estimate age using signs like height or bone structure.

También examina fotos para estimar edad mediante señales como altura o estructura ósea.

Companies like Yoti and Roblox use video selfies for this purpose, and Roblox deletes them after the process.

Empresas como Yoti y Roblox usan selfies en video para este fin, y Roblox los elimina después del proceso.

Some experts question how reliable these tools are for women or certain racial groups.

Algunos expertos cuestionan la fiabilidad de estas herramientas para mujeres o ciertos grupos raciales.

Meta and other companies suggest that app stores check ages, but Apple and Google are against it.

Meta y otras empresas proponen que las tiendas de aplicaciones verifiquen edades, pero Apple y Google se oponen.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation warns that every system requires giving sensitive information that could leak or be misused.

La Electronic Frontier Foundation advierte que todo sistema exige entregar información sensible que puede filtrarse o usarse mal.

Critics see a risk to privacy and freedom on the internet.

Los críticos ven un riesgo para la privacidad y la libertad en internet.

September 1st, 2026

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