TikTok's New EU Age Verification System Goes Live
TikTok deploys AI to detect under-13 users in the EU, as pressure mounts for social media bans. Thousands of accounts have already been removed in the UK pilot.
TikTok deploys AI to detect under-13 users in the EU, as pressure mounts for social media bans. Thousands of accounts have already been removed in the UK pilot.
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