Instagram introduces age verification tools for Irish users

Instagram said the new system would help ensure users were having an age-appropriate experience on the platform.

Instagram is introducing technology to help verify the age of users in the UK and EU as part of a major safety update (Nick Ansell/PA)

Instagram is introducing technology to help verify the age of users in the EU and the UK as part of a major safety update.

Starting today, anyone who tries to edit their date of birth on Instagram from under 18 to over 18 will be asked to verify their age by either uploading their ID or record a video selfie which will be analysed by independent age estimation technology.