Article 73XF5 Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search self-harm terms

Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search self-harm terms

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Dara Kerr and agency
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Feature for supervised accounts rolls out as Meta platform faces US trials over alleged harms to children

Instagram will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm.

The announcement on Thursday comes as Instagram's parent company, Meta, is in the midst of two trials over harms to children.

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