1. Meta is introducing parental control features for teens' conversations with AI characters on its platforms next year, including the ability to block certain characters and monitor conversation topics.
2. Starting soon, parents can turn off chats with AI characters entirely for teens or choose to disable chats with individual characters. They will also receive information about the topics their teens discuss with AI characters.
3. These controls are expected to roll out on Instagram early next year and will follow a PG-13 movie rating standard, avoiding sensitive topics like extreme violence, nudity, and graphic drug use. These changes aim to address growing concerns about teen safety on social media platforms and lawsuits alleging AI companies' involvement in teen suicides.