"The systems will assess the likely age of a user based on their profile information and activity. When the tech flags an account that may belong to a user aged under 13 (the minimum age to use TikTok), a specialist moderator will assess whether it should be banned. TikTok will send users in Europe a notification to tell them about these measures and offer them a chance to learn more."
"Also, if a moderator is looking at content for other reasons and thinks an account might belong to an underage user, they can flag it to a specialist for further review. Anyone can report an account they suspect is used by someone under 13 as well. TikTok says it removes about 6 million underage accounts in total from the platform every month."
"Those whose accounts are banned can appeal if they think their access was wrongly terminated. Users can then provide a government-approved ID, a credit card authorization or selfie for age estimation (the latter process has not gone well for Roblox as of late, as kids found workarounds for age checks). TikTok acknowledged that there's no single ideal solution to the issue as things stand."
TikTok will roll out upgraded age-detection technology across the European Economic Area, the UK, and Switzerland. The systems assess likely user age from profile information and activity and flag suspected under-13 accounts for specialist moderator review. Moderators reviewing other content can flag suspected underage accounts, and any user can report accounts suspected to be operated by someone under 13. TikTok reports removing about six million underage accounts monthly. Banned accounts can appeal and submit government-approved ID, a credit card authorization, or a selfie for age estimation. TikTok acknowledged that no single method currently confirms age while preserving privacy and supports a multi-layered approach.
Read at Engadget
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