Meta Will Now Alert Parents If Teens 'Repeatedly' Search For Self-Harm Content On Facebook
The company will also notify parents about conversations with Meta AI.
Meta is now expanding its parental notifications that appear when teens search for content related to suicide and self-harm. After adding the alerts to Instagram earlier this year, the company is now rolling out similar capabilities to parents who supervise teens with Facebook accounts, as well as chats with its AI assistant.
With the update, Meta will notify parents if their teen "repeatedly" searches for self-harm content "within a short period of time." Likewise, if a teen chats with Meta AI in a way that "suggests they may be at risk of suicide or self-harm," parents will also be notified.
The company is intentionally vague about what the exact criteria are for triggering these notifications. It previously said it "chose a threshold that requires a few searches within a short period of time, while still erring on the...
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