Meta Deploys AI To Detect Underage Users On Facebook And Instagram

Meta is deploying AI tools to identify underage users across Facebook and Instagram. Advanced visual analysis is used to examine photos and videos for indicators such as physical proportions and movement patterns, allowing systems to estimate age without relying on facial recognition.

Innovative AI Measures For Age Verification

According to the company, detection relies on general visual signals rather than individual biometric identification. Visual analysis is combined with text-based signals and patterns of user interaction to improve the identification of accounts that may belong to underage users. Integration of multiple data points is intended to strengthen enforcement of age-related policies while avoiding direct biometric tracking.

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Expanding The AI Deployment

Initial rollout began in selected regions, with plans for broader global expansion. Current capabilities focus on static and recorded content, while future updates are expected to extend analysis to live and interactive features, including Instagram Live and Facebook Groups. Expansion into additional formats aims to increase coverage of user activity across platforms.

Enforcement And User Accountability

Accounts identified as potentially underage may be temporarily deactivated. Affected users are required to complete an age verification process to restore access. This system is designed to apply platform rules more consistently while maintaining user accountability.

Context Amid Legal Challenges

Growing legal scrutiny has increased pressure on large technology companies to strengthen child safety measures. A jury in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $375 million in a civil case related to child protection concerns and alleged misrepresentation. The case forms part of broader regulatory attention to how platforms manage user safety and content oversight.

Enhanced Controls With Teen Accounts

Meta is also expanding stricter default settings for younger users through its “Teen Accounts” feature on Instagram. Safeguards include limitations on direct messaging, proactive filtering of potentially harmful content, and default privacy settings. Rollout currently covers 27 countries across the EU and Brazil, with similar measures planned for Facebook in the U.S., the U.K. and the EU.

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Eurobank Wins Two Euromoney Awards Following Cyprus Merger

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

July 17, 2026

Eurobank has been named Cyprus’ Best Bank for 2026 by Euromoney, while also receiving the award for Best Bank for Large Corporates at the publication’s latest Awards for Excellence.

Merger Marks A Milestone

The awards recognise the bank’s performance during 2025, a year marked by the completion of the legal merger between Hellenic Bank and Eurobank Cyprus. The transaction created Eurobank Limited, which the group says is now Cyprus’ largest banking and insurance organisation, with assets exceeding €28 billion.

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Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence evaluate banks’ performance over the previous calendar year, with this edition covering January 1 to December 31, 2025.

Lending, Customers And Digital Growth

Eurobank said its business lending portfolio expanded by around 17 per cent during 2025, while its customer base grew to more than 710,000 retail clients and 11,500 business customers.

The bank also continued its digital expansion, saying more than 96 per cent of transactions are now completed through digital channels, and most financing applications are submitted via its mobile app.

Expanding International Presence

Eurobank also highlighted the opening of its first representative office in India, describing the move as a step toward strengthening business links between Cyprus and India while supporting Cyprus’ role as a gateway to the European Union for Indian businesses and investors.

According to the bank, Euromoney recognised not only the successful completion of the merger but also its lending growth, digital transformation and contribution to Cyprus’ position as an international business and investment hub.

CEO On The Awards

“The Euromoney awards confirm Eurobank’s strong momentum and the successful implementation of our group’s strategy in Cyprus,” Chief Executive Michalis Louis said.

He said the merger strengthened the bank’s ability to support households, businesses and the wider economy, while highlighting continued investment in digital services and the opening of the representative office in India as key milestones during the year.

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