Meta announced new parental control tools across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger today. This includes a new parental supervision hub in Messenger, a feature that pre-emptively blocks unwanted DMs on Messenger and Instagram, and nudges to remind teens that they should take a break.
Messenger supervision controls, which will be available in Meta’s Family Center, are rolling out first in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada. These tools will let guardians see their teens’ privacy and safety settings, changes in the Messenger contact list, and how much time they are spending in the app. Guardians will also get a notification when a teen reports someone — however the child has to explicitly allow this notification.
Parents can also look at settings like who can message their teens — only their friends, friends of friends, or no one — and who can view their stories. The guardians will also get a notification if the child changes a...
