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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Barbara Ortutay

Meta adds parental controls for AI-teen interactions

Meta AI Teens - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Meta is adding parental controls for kids' interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots — including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether — beginning early next year.

But parents won't be able to turn off Meta's AI assistant, which Meta says will “will remain available to offer helpful information and educational opportunities, with default, age-appropriate protections in place to help keep teens safe.”

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