Instagram forcing users to enter birth date

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Instagram is now forcing all users globally to enter their date of birth

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The compliance is mandatory to be able to use Instagram seamlessly

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Instagram made birth date mandatory to restrict access for kids below the age of 13

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Instagram is prompting users to fill in their birth date details immediately

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Instagram tells users that there is no option to bypass it

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If users try to bypass the restriction with fake birth details, Instagram AI can detect the accurate age

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Instagram started asking for age verification as an optional feature back in 2019

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Meta was found working on a kids-focussed version of Instagram dubbed Instagram Kids

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Advocacy groups urged Meta to drop the plan

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Meta, since then, paused the development of the Kids app

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