Meta expands parental control over AI chats: parents will now be able to review the topics of their teenagers' conversations each week.

Meta — a new tool for parents: the Insights tab on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram

Meta announced the launch of a feature that will allow parents to see what topics their teens discuss with an AI chatbot. The new Insights tab will appear in parental control interfaces on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram.

What parents will see
- List of topics: over the past seven days Meta will show a list of topics that the teen raised in conversation with the AI bot.
- Major categories: school, entertainment, lifestyle, travel, texts, health and wellbeing.
- Subtopics: for example, under “lifestyle” — fashion, food, holidays; under “health and wellbeing” — the child’s physical and mental state.
- Details on click: when selecting a main topic parents can view more detailed information.

Where and when it is available
At launch the feature will work only for parents who control their children’s accounts in five countries:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Canada
- Brazil

Expansion to other regions is planned within the coming weeks. By default Meta assigns the status “teenager” to all users under 16.

Why this matters
Meta already warns parents about suicide and self‑harm topics on Instagram. The new feature strengthens control over AI interactions, which is especially relevant after numerous lawsuits.

- Legal cases: the company is accused of creating addictive products; Mark Zuckerberg testified in one case.
- Financial consequences: last month a court ordered Meta to pay $375 million for ineffective removal of child sexual exploitation material.

How Meta improves safety
To improve AI usage conditions, the company created an AI Wellbeing Expert Council – an advisory board on digital wellbeing. Meta employees regularly meet with council members, inform them about new features and gather feedback.

Thus, the new Insights tab gives parents a more transparent view of what their children are doing in virtual space, while also enhancing measures to protect minors from potentially harmful content.