Instagram will notify parents if their children search for content about suicide or self-harm
This measure will be activated for parents in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada who use the social network's parental supervision tools, and will be available in other regions "later this year".
TL;DR
- Instagram will alert parents via email, SMS, WhatsApp, or in-app notifications if their child repeatedly searches for suicide or self-harm related terms.
- The feature will initially be available to parents in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada who use parental supervision tools.
- Similar alerts are being created for AI experiences, notifying parents if teenagers engage in certain conversations about suicide or self-harm with AI.
- Meta states it has strict policies against content promoting suicide or self-harm but allows sharing of personal struggles, with such content hidden from teenagers.
- The new features coincide with Meta facing lawsuits alleging its platforms harm minors' mental health.