Meta added a feature to Instagram Teen Accounts that shows parents the “general topics their teens engage with” like “basketball” or “fashion,” and will soon start notifying parents when their teen adds a new interest to their algorithm. The feature builds on Meta’s “Your Algorithm” tool launched in December, which lets users choose topics they want to see more or less of, with content shown to users with Teen Accounts already limited to material similar to a PG-13 movie. Meta also announced it’s consolidating parental controls for Instagram, Meta Horizon, Facebook, and Messenger into a single Family Center hub, with new features rolling out in the coming months including “aggregated time spent” by teens across Meta’s apps.
