Meta has implemented a new safety feature that notifies parents if their teenage child discusses suicide or self-harm with the company's AI chatbots. The alerts are sent to parents who use Meta's supervision tools, providing them with resources to support their teens without revealing the content of the conversations. This update applies to Meta's AI experiences across its platforms, including Instagram.
The new notification system is part of a broader effort by Meta to enhance teen safety and provide more parental oversight amid increasing scrutiny from regulators and child safety advocates. The company had previously rolled out alerts for teens repeatedly searching for self-harm-related terms on Instagram and stated that similar protections for AI interactions were forthcoming.