Facebook is adding age verification to its dating service. Parent company Meta will use verification software from UK firm Yoti in an attempt to stop under-18s accessing Facebook Dating.
Users will be asked either to upload a document or use Yoti’s facial age estimation technology, which analyses a selfie taken by the user. According to Yoti, the software will be used only when Meta's own age detection technology finds potential discrepancies in the age someone has provided and their suspected age.
It will roll out to users in the US first. Julie Dawson, Yoti’s chief policy and regulatory officer, said: “Enabling young people to thrive and be safe online is of the utmost importance.
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