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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

Meta AI Will Break Teen Chat Privacy to Alert Parents Over Suicide and Self-Harm Fears

Meta has rolled out an automated safety feature across the UK, US, Canada, and Australia that scans a teenager’s private AI chatbot logs for mentions of suicide or self-harm (Credit: / ChatGPT AI-Generated)

Tech giant Meta has introduced a major change to its digital safety tools across key international regions, fundamentally altering how its systems handle sensitive interactions. Moving forward, the company will flag private interactions where younger users bring up severe mental health crises or personal safety issues.

The shift comes amid intensifying regulatory pressure on Silicon Valley to better protect vulnerable users online, leaving many to wonder how these intimate conversations are being handled.

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