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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Instagram To Alert Parents When Teens Search Suicide Or Self-Harm Content
Caption: Instagram To Alert Parents When Teens Search Suicide Or Self-Harm Content. Instagram will begin notifying parents if their teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm content within a short period of time. The feature aims to help parents step in when searches suggest a teen may need support, while avoiding excessive or unnecessary alerts. Notifications will roll out in two weeks across the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada for families enrolled in Instagram’s Parental Supervision and Teen Accounts features. The company said it worked with its Suicide and Self-Harm Advisory Group and analyzed search behavior to determine when alerts should be triggered. Parents will receive notifications in-app and via email, text or WhatsApp, depending on their chosen contact details. Alerts will activate when teens search for phrases promoting suicide or self-harm, or terms indicating they may want to hurt themselves. Each notification will include expert-backed resources to help parents start conversations about mental health. The announcement comes as Meta, Instagram’s parent company, faces a major trial in California over claims its platforms are addictive with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri testifying in recent weeks. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Instagram,Meta,Mark Zuckerberg,Adam Mosseri,parental notifications,teen accounts,suicide prevention,self-harm content,parental supervision,mental health,social media regulation
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