Meta is rolling out a new safety feature that will alert parents if their teenage children's conversations with Meta AI suggest they may be considering self-harm or suicide. The move builds on an earlier update that already let guardians see the general topics of their teens' AI chats, and forms part of a wider effort by Meta to reassure parents and regulators that its platforms are safe for younger users.

When a teenager raises self-harm or suicide with Meta AI, the system already points them towards crisis helplines and encourages them to speak to a trusted adult; now it will also notify supervising parents directly, alongside relevant resources and advice. A dedicated AI system flags at-risk conversations, which are then manually reviewed before any alert is sent, though Meta says it will err on the side of caution and notify parents even when a teen's intent seems unclear. The feature is live now for Instagram parental supervision users in the US, UK, Australia and Canada, with global availability planned by the end of the year; Meta is also developing a tool to contact emergency services in cases of imminent risk, and has extended its Limited Content filtering setting to cover AI interactions as well.