Instagram will alert parents when minors search for suicide and self-harm in Brazil
Instagram alert when minors search for terms such as 'suicide' and 'self-harm'.
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Instagram announced this Thursday (14) that it will begin alerting parents and guardians when teenagers "repeatedly" search for terms related to suicide and self-harm on the platform.
According to the company, notifications will be available to guardians who have activated parental supervision on Instagram. Meta, owner of the social network, states that the resource will arrive in Brazil next week and will also be launched in India and the European Union.
Meta explains that "the vast majority of teenagers" do not search for suicide and self-harm on the social network. When this happens, the platform blocks this type of research and directs the minor to support channels, according to the company.
The alerts, according to Meta, were created so that parents and guardians know when research related to these topics are carried out by teenagers.
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Notifications to guardians will be sent by email, SMS or WhatsApp, depending on the contact information available. The Instagram app itself will also send the alert.
The function was already available in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
Last week, Meta also announced that it will use AI to analyze user images and check whether they are underage on Instagram and Facebook. The technology will "read" characteristics such as height and bone structure to identify accounts of people under 13 years old.
According to the company, the system will not perform facial recognition, unlike other networks that use this type of technology to verify users' ages. Many platforms have started to require selfies or identification documents amid pressure for measures to reinforce the safety of children and teenagers online.
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