Just like on Instagram, Facebook Dating will ask users to make certain poses to determine if you’re an adult.
Meta is testing a new age verification system on its Facebook Dating platform to determine if you’re over the age of 18 – but if only you live in the United States.
Age verification on Facebook Dating (opens in new tab) appears to take cues from both Tinder’s and Bumble’s own systems. Meta will give users two different ways to verify their age: either through a video selfie or by uploading a picture of their ID, which is very similar to how Facebook confirms account identities (opens in new tab).
For the selfies, the platform is getting some help from digital identity company Yoti. According to Meta, video selfies work by giving users a series of instructions on the Facebook app telling them to make certain poses as their smartphone camera records them.
That video is then sent over to Yoti where the company will scan your face and estimate your age. If it determines your face to be over the age of 18, your profile is now verified.
