Instagram has announced new measures to prevent cyberbullying on its platform. Photo: AFP
The photo app developed by Objective return to the load to avoid the cyber bullying in the social network Instagram. For this, it has announced new measures that promise to keep minors away from its platform, with a system of Age verification which is the least curious.
In order to “provide age-appropriate experiences,” Instagram announced it is partnering with yoti, a company known for specializing in age verification systems. To do this, they have started a series of tests in the United States which, if satisfactory, could be extended to other territories.
Basically, when a user signs up or tries to change their date of birth in the app to one that is under 18, they will give them three options to check your age: upload a file that identifies them (e.g. identity card), ask other friends to verify their age or take a selfie video with which it can be verified that he is of the age he claims to have and avoid cases of grooming.
Instagram: how the new age verification system works
The minimum age to join Instagram is 13 in most countries. Photo: Shutterstock
The first of the options, the one that requires an age proof document to be loaded, does not seem surprising and is even common on many systems. However, the other two are new.
The so-called “Social Vouching” because it will require at least thats three common followers verify agefor which they will be sent a notice that they will receive in the app itself and will have three days to respond.
And the third optionwhich is most striking is that of send a video from the selfie camera. This is the section where Instagram claims to partner with Yoti. It will not be a natural person to corroborate the legitimacy of the video, but it will be one artificial intelligence system which, based on the facial features, can determine if the age is correct or not.
Taking into account that this function is aimed at minors, the issue of privacy. According to Instagram in its statement, they will share that video with Yoti and, once verified, it will be removed from both servers so that no one can access it.
The innovative system to monetize Instagram videos
Facebook stars, a new way to monetize content on the social network.
Marco Zuckerberg announced this week more ways for content creators to earn money on Facebook and Instagram, and shared updates that will help creators as their business moves to the web3 and metaverse.
Last year, Meta’s CEO shared that he will keep paid online events, Facebook fan stars and subscriptions, Instagram badges, and upcoming independent news products for creators for free until 2023. This has been extended until 2023. 2024 and, in addition, news for monetization was presented on Facebook and Instagram.
As part of this program, “Facebook Stars” have been announced for all creators who meet a variety of requirements. Meta’s goal is for more people to get started earn money with your reels, live video or video on demand.
The stars represent a digital asset that fans can purchase and submit to support creators, allows them to earn money and create deeper connections with their audience.
Now, anyone with at least 1,000 followers in the past 60 days will be able to add Facebook Stars. This function is available in the United States, Philippines, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, France, Peru, Malaysia, Brazil, India, Colombia, Italy, Spain, Germany, New Zealand, Portugal, Belgium, Chile, Australia, Argentina.
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