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Meta to Give Teen Parents More Control After Criticism over Flirty AI Chatbots
Meta will let parents block AI characters, monitor chats, and set time limits to support teen safety amid growing mental health concerns, with rollout starting next year.
- Meta announced new safety features that allow parents to control how their teens interact with AI characters on Meta's platforms.
- Parents can turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters, block specific characters, and see what topics their children discuss with them.
- The Federal Trade Commission launched an inquiry into tech companies, including Meta, over potential harms of AI chatbots on children and teens.
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Instagram will launch new security features for teens, including the possibility for parents to prevent their children from chatting with the platform's AI characters, Meta parent company announced this Friday. It is one of several new features...
With half of teens regularly turning to AI companions, Meta moves to add parental controls starting early next year
On Tuesday, Meta said teen accounts on Instagram will be restricted to PG-13 content by default and the PG-13 restrictions will also apply to AI chats.
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