Google wants to know your age and has a formidable method for that

Automatic learning will allow Google to determine the age of a user to determine if he is under 18 years of age in order to offer more suitable experiences on his platforms.

Easily locate minors on Google services

Neal Mohan, CEO of YouTube, explains in his annual letter that the age estimate model will analyze existing user data such as the visited sites, the watched videos and the seniority of the account.

When the system will detect a user possibly minor, Google will notify a change in parameters with age verification options via a selfie, a bank card or an identity document

Google wishes to continue its efforts for children's safety in the United States. Several laws are under discussion to prevent children under 13 from accessing social networks: the Kids Online Safety Act (Kosa), COPPA 2.0, and the Kids Off Social Media Act (Kosma). Meta also uses AI to detect “Signals” who indicate that a user is a minor.

In the week, Google will also allow parents to limit calls and messages on their children's smartphones and tablets during lessons. And, next month, parents will be able to add contacts in their children's phone via the Family Link application so that calls and messages only come from these numbers.

The Mountain View firm will also allow parents to add and manage payment cards in the Google Wallet of their children. As for adolescents, they will have access to the Notebook Notebook application application based on AI and the Learn About educational tool.