US EditionInstagram to alert parents when teens search for info on suicide or self-harm
Alerts will notify parents enrolled in Instagram parental supervision about repeated teen searches for suicide or self-harm, including resources to help start conversations, Meta said.
- On Thursday, Instagram said it will alert parents when teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm terms, starting next week in the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada for accounts enrolled in parental supervision tools.
- Legal scrutiny intensified after testimony last week as Meta Platforms Inc. faces multiple trials alleging apps harm young users, with Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., testifying in Los Angeles Superior Court.
- Instagram will flag a cluster of searches by a teen, triggering alerts after a few searches within a short period via email, text, WhatsApp, or in-app with optional resources for parents.
- The company says the alerts aim to prompt parental intervention, adding they may flag searches without real cause and that internal research at Meta found parental controls had limited impact, with potential structural changes to apps possible.
- Instagram says it will broaden alerts to AI experiences, extending parental notifications to certain AI conversations and expanding to other regions later this year as Meta develops its Avocado AI model.
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