Facebook's parent company, Meta, plans to roll out parental supervision tools for its virtual reality headset, as concerns mount over whether kids are safe while exploring the so-called Metaverse.
Meta is also creating a new"Family Center" hub that brings together parental supervision tools and educational resources across all of its apps, including Instagram. It will include video tutorials on using the new tools and suggestions for how parents can talk to their kids about using the internet.Instagram's first set of parental oversight tools are launching in the U.S. on Wednesday and will expand globally over the next few months.
Originally announced in December, they will let parents see how much time their children spend on the photo-sharing app, set time limits, get notified if their child reports problems like bullying or harassment, and see what accounts their child follows and who follows them. But for parents to be able to use the new tools, both they and their kids need to opt in.
Child safety has become a major flashpoint for Meta over the past year. Leaked documents revealed plans to build a version of