tech
January 23, 2026
Meta is stopping teens from chatting with its AI characters
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TL;DR
- Meta is temporarily pausing teen access to its AI characters.
- The pause is to develop a new version of the AI characters with improved features and parental controls.
- Meta has received feedback from parents requesting more control over their teens' AI interactions.
- Parental controls previously announced for October included blocking access to AI characters and sharing conversation insights.
- The feature to share insights on teen conversations with the AI assistant is still under development and expected soon.