Instagram recently announced changes intended to keep young users safe, but these features depend on knowing the user’s age. For that reason, Instagram says it
Instagram recently announced changes intended to keep young users safe, but these features depend on knowing the user’s age. For that reason, Instagram says it has started asking users for their birthdays, assuming the user hasn’t already provided that information. Beyond that, the company says that by providing this information, it is also able to provide users a personalized experience. Instagram first started asking its users for their birth dates a few years ago — and, according to the company, it already has the detail on the majority of its users.
