Instagram will notify families about teens who may harm themselves

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Meta announced a new Instagram safety feature that flags teens who may be at risk of self-harm or suicide. The system analyzes chats with Meta AI, sends suspicious cases for manual review, and notifies families when the safety team confirms concern. Meta is rolling the feature out first in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Canada for users with parental controls enabled, with wider availability planned by year-end. Meta also said it will soon add a feature to alert emergency services for users who may be capable of self-harm.

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