Instagram to Require Users to Provide Their Date of Birth

[MacRumors]

Instagram today said that it is now requiring all Instagram users to share their date of birth to "create safer, more private experiences for young people."

Instagram users who have not already provided their birthday to Instagram will be prompted to share it. Instagram plans to ask for date of birth when the app is opened up, and will provide notifications asking for the information a handful of times.

Users will be required to share their birthdays to continue using the Instagram app. Instagram also plans to place warning screens on certain posts and will ask for a birthday before allowing the content to be viewed. This is the same interface that's already in place for sensitive or graphic posts, but it will also now require a date of birth confirmation.

The age information will be used to create new safety features, and it will help ensure that the "right experiences" are provided to the "right age group." Back in March, Instagram introduced changes to prevent adults from sending messages to users who are under 18, and last month, began defaulting new accounts for users 16 and under to private.

Instagram is developing "new systems" to address people inputting the incorrect date of birth, using AI to estimate how old people are. Going forward, if someone selects an age and Instagram's technology disagrees, the app will offer a menu of options for age verification.

Article Link: Instagram to Require Users to Provide Their Date of Birth

 

[sniffies]

Sure, you can have it:

01/01/1900

 

[Asarien]

"Oh, your Birthday's coming up? Why don't you treat yourself to that thing you've been looking at for the past few weeks."

 

[TheLinkster]

Because you definitely can't fake your birthday.

 

[calys]

ah, i trust facebook very much with my dob! i’m sure mr zucky in no way will use this for any other purposes, like data collection!

 

[icanhazmac]

Instagram is developing "new systems" to address people inputting the incorrect date of birth, using AI to estimate how old people are. Going forward, if someone selects an age and Instagram's technology disagrees, the app will offer a menu of options for age verification.

Popup:

Hi from Instagram! We need you to enter your birthday so that we can better identify you protect the children.

 

[I7guy]

Sure, you can have it:

01/01/1900

Oh pshaw, my birthday really is 1/1/1930 vs Oh man, this is gnarly...my birthday really is 1/1/1930.

 

[calys]

The age information will be used to create new safety features, and it will help ensure that the "right experiences" are provided to the "right age group."

so it’s just for advertising...not surprised at all

 

[iHorseHead]

Because you definitely can't fake your birthday.

Not if you have to send them picture of your driving license, passport, ID card, birth certificate.

 

[bp1000]

Drop in the ocean that is the cesspit of social media

the addictive algorithms are the things that should be modified to protect users

 

[adamjackson]

"Not Now" as a user experience option has become the bane of my computing experience. Nearly every pop up now is "yes I will give you my information" or Not Now...with not now meaning "I plan on giving it to you later" which in my case, is not true at all. I intend to never give you what you seek.

 

[MrGimper]

“To provide A date of birth, A date of birth”

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

hahaha! is this a joke? What do they need our Date of Birth for? What data are they going to spy and collect?

Instagram today said that it is now requiring all Instagram users to share their date of birth to "create safer, more private experiences for young people."

My intake: "Create unsafe, no privacy experiences for young people."

Don't you worry Instagram: I'm just going to use Mark Zukerberg's Date of Birth: May 14, 1984.​

 

[icanhazmac]

Going forward, if someone selects an age and Instagram's technology disagrees, the app will offer a menu of options for age verification.

Papers please.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Really? And next month our Social Security numbers?

 

[masteroflondon]

Why an actual date of birth and not just a declaration of being over 18? This would satisfy their stated needs. But not those mentioned by others here of course.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

…and kids will continue to lie about it.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Really? And next month our Social Security numbers?

These companies are being way too nosy nowadays.

 

[ScottishDuck]

The UK is implementing far stronger measures to protect the privacy of children online and increasing the associated fees.

 

[ghanwani]

I like the little birthday cake, candles, and balloons. Makes it a nice little fun "get to know you" interaction.

 

[Apple_Robert]

These companies are being way too nosy nowadays.

And yet, people continue using social media made from the evil one.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

These companies are being way too nosy nowadays.

Now that Apple is enforcing privacy more, these companies are getting creative finding ways to gather information to track you.

 

[nfl46]

When you receive a birthday notification and you’re like, “Today isn’t my birthday!” Then you remembered you entered in a fake birthday when you signed up.

 

[Blackstick]

Feel free to add a native iPad OS app... god I hate Facebook so much.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Feel free to add a native iPad OS app... god I hate Facebook so much.

That’s a wishful thinking. For some reason Instagram won’t implement iPad OS