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Meta is temporarily pulling teens’ access from its AI chatbot characters

January 23, 2026 · Gadgets

Meta will no longer allow teens to chat with its AI chatbot characters in their present form. The company announced Friday that it will be “temporarily pausing teens’…

Meta is adding AI chatbot-focused parental controls to Instagram

October 17, 2025 · Gadgets

Meta is working on new supervision controls that will allow parents to cut off their teens’ access to AI chatbots on its platforms completely. While the tools can…