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Meta AI Now Alerts Parents When Teens Discuss Self-Harm or Suicide

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Meta rolled out parental alerts when teens discuss self-harm or suicide with its AI chatbot, with plans to expand the feature globally by year-end.

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Meta has activated parental notification alerts for discussions involving self-harm or suicide on its AI chatbot, along with a separate system to contact emergency services for imminent risk cases. Per Social Media Today, the alerts are currently live in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada through Instagram's parental supervision tools, responding to data showing that roughly 12% of teens use AI bots for mental health support.

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