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Tess Ikonomou

Instagram to send parental alerts for mental health

Parents will be sent alerts by Instagram if their teen is searching for suicide or self-harm-related content. 

The popular social media site has announced it is introducing the notifications for Australian parents in the coming weeks.

People using Instagram's supervision tools will receive an alert if their child repeatedly searches for terms relating to suicide or self-harm.

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