Facebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids
Meta just deployed AI to scan bone structure in every photo on Facebook and Instagram. Here's why that matters for your compliance strategy.
Why it matters
Meta is using AI-driven age verification (bone structure analysis + contextual clues) as a regulatory enforcement tool to keep under-13s off platforms. This signals how AI is becoming central to child safety compliance and sets a precedent for age-gating enforcement across social platforms.
The key facts
6 to knowMeta deploying AI bone structure analysis on Facebook and Instagram photos/videos
System scans for 'general themes and visual cues' including height and bone structure
Meta explicitly claims system is NOT facial recognition
AI analyzes posts, comments, bios, captions for contextual age clues
Targeting enforcement: removal of users under 13 from platforms
Policy framed as child safety compliance effort
Go to the source
The Verge Techtheverge.com
Publisher excerpt: Facebook and Instagram have a new way to detect and remove users under 13: AI bone structure analysis. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta - Facebook and Instagram's parent company - says its AI system will scan photos and videos posted to its platforms for "general themes and visual cues," including…