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YouTube Is Rolling Out an Age-Estimation Algorithm to Identify US Teens
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch:
YouTube on Tuesday announced it’s beginning to roll out age-estimation technology in the U.S. to identify teen users in order to provide a more age-appropriate experience. The company says it will use a variety of signals to determine the users’ possible age, regardless of what the user entered as their birthday when they signed up for an account.
Well-intentioned though I think this is, it still feels more than a little dystopian.