Suddenly disappeared parenting account...AI age check is the cause? [Anchor Report]

Instagram accounts that used to upload children's daily lives and share childcare information are suddenly deactivated.

Users are puzzled, so mothers' parenting accounts, who the hell, and why did they block it?

The most suspicious thing is AI.

According to the policy, only users over the age of 14 can sign up for Instagram.

Instagram introduced a pilot AI age verification tool last year.

This AI may have mistaken the operating entity for a child when it saw that the account was full of pictures of the child.

Panicked users are sharing ways to make sure that the subject of the account is an adult, such as posting pictures of their parents on their profiles or turning their fixed posts into pictures of their parents.

You can also erase baby-related words such as 'baby', 'kid', and 'bebe' from your ID or post, or
Temporary measures such as tagging parents' accounts in the
introduction column and deleting commercial posts are also pouring in.

However, there is also speculation that the culprit may not necessarily be AI.

The account may have been blocked due to another user's report.

Instagram policy requires clarification that accounts representing children under the age of 14 are managed by parents or other administrators:
If you suspect that
has been violated, other users may report it.

If your account is filled only with photos of your child or posts such as those written by your child, you may be mistaken for violating the policy or impersonating your child.

It is a policy to protect children from such blocking measures and social media side effects, but there are many voices that there should be a prior notice or an opportunity to call before blocking.

It is pointed out that the blocking standards are unclear and that the unilateral implementation of sudden blocking measures needs to be improved.

Instagram operator Meta has yet to make any announcement.

Mom and dads who run childcare accounts are paying attention to how this situation will be resolved.