After US, Instagram brings age verification options to India: How it works

The new options enable age verification on Instagram through supported documents or recorded selfie video. In lieu of new options, the previous social vouching option has been deprecated

Meta-owned social media platform Instagram on Friday announced that it is expanding the testing options for age verification to India. Initially limited to the US, the new options for age verification are now being tested by Instagram in Brazil too. The social media platform is planning to expand the test to the UK and the EU before the end of the year.

This new options will require users to verify their age, if they attempt to change their date of birth on Instagram from under the age of 18 to 18 or more. To verify age, Instagram users need to