Meta to notify parents when teens discuss self-harm with Instagram AI chatbots

Starting July 16, Meta will notify parents enrolled in Instagram's supervision tools if their teenagers discuss self-harm or suicide with Meta AI chatbots. A dedicated AI model flags concerning chats; a human reviews each one before any alert goes out. The feature launches in Canada, the U.S., Britain and Australia, one month after Canada's Safe Social Media Act received royal assent — meaning it is now law.