Meta Adds Parental Supervision Tools on Instagram After Backlash
- Parental controls will also be coming to Oculus later
- Regulators, parents have questioned app’s impact on youth
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Meta Platforms Inc. has launched new parental supervision tools on Instagram after facing criticism from regulators and the public about the app’s harms for young people.
The new tools are part of a commitment to protect teenagers that Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, made in December. That promise came after a whistle-blower testified in October that Facebook had prioritized profit over the well-being of users, especially teens.