Meta brings new face recognition tools to the United Kingdom, the European Union and South Korea

The definition is It is recognized for face in Europe, the United Kingdom and South Korea to cancel the accounts that imitate public figures. New face recognition features are now alive on Facebook in the regions and will expand to Instagram in the coming months.

This technology was initially used in the past year from the United States, helping to identify ads that are used in a clinic similarity of celebrities as well as helping people regain access to penetrated accounts. The general numbers of this program are chosen in Europe, which is also presented in South Korea as well as the new protection from plagiarism. This new use is aimed at fraudsters who as general figures to deceive reassuring users to send money or other fraud.

“We will now use the face recognition technique to compare the profile image on the suspicious account in Facebook and Instagram photos of the real shape. If there is a match, we will remove the Antichrist’s account,” said a Meta spokesman.

In addition to the US offering, the company’s facial recognition technology has been used to help recover accounts in the United Kingdom, the European Union and South Korea since March. This came three years after Facebook decision to close the face recognition system on Facebook, due to a general violent reaction against technology.

The social media giant connects the benefits of these tools, as it was reported that in the first half of 2025, user reports of “Ceverity Bait” decreased by 22 percent worldwide. Facial recognition is still a controversial technique, with public opinion different in its use in and .