META ALERTS PARENTS WHEN TEENS DISCUSS SELF-HARM

The alert system applies to interactions between teens and Meta's AI assistant. When the chatbot detects conversation about self-harm, it will prompt the teen to reach out to a trusted adult and provide resources for mental health support. Parents receive a notification without seeing the specific conversation details. Meta designed the feature to balance privacy protection with parental oversight. The rollout follows increased scrutiny over tech platforms' responsibility in teen mental health. Meta has previously introduced tools limiting algorithm exposure for minors and restricting contact from unknown adults. The company stated the safeguard uses detection systems trained on self-harm-related language. Parents can access the notification through Meta's family center dashboard. Meta did not announce plans to extend the alert system beyond AI interactions to general teen social media activity.