Jakarta, INTI - On Thursday, April 23, 2026, Meta announced an update to its parental controls feature that allows parents to view the topics their teen has asked the Meta AI chatbot over the past seven days on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram.
Through the "Insights" tab in the parental control, parents can view discussion categories such as school, entertainment, lifestyle, writing, and others.
This feature has been released in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and Brazil, and will be expanded globally in the near future.
Previously, Meta also developed another tool that allowed parents to limit or disable access to AI characters. However in January, Meta suspended teens’ access to its AI chatbots and characters in all of its apps.
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The company said that it was developing an updated version specified for teens. The temporary suspension of this feature came amid legal pressure, after Meta faced a child protection lawsuit in New Mexico and was found liable for endangering child safety on its platforms.
Meta is also providing guidance for parents to have open discussions with their children about the use of AI. Furthermore, the company plans to establish AI Wellbeing Expert Council to help shape the development of its AI products for teens.
Conclusion
Meta is introducing an updated parental control feature that allows parents to view the topic categories of conversations teens have had with Meta AI over the past seven days on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram through the "Insights" tab. This feature has been rolled out in several countries and will be expanded globally. This move comes after Meta temporarily suspended access to AI characters and chatbots for teens amid legal pressure over child safety concerns.
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