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By Sheila Dang

Aug 31 2021 6:48AM

Amid youth safety push.

Instagram to require users to share their birthday

Instagram will begin requiring users to confirm their birthdays as part of an effort to create new safety features for young people, the Facebook-owned social media app said. Instagram has explored building a version of its app for kids under the age of 13, prompting US lawmakers to urge ...

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