Meta rolls out more parental controls for Instagram and virtual reality
Meta is taking steps to give parents and guardians more oversight of their teens' activities on Instagram and Quest — implementing changes it had announced in recent months.
Facebook parent company Meta is rolling out additional parental supervision measures for Instagram and its virtual reality headset, expanding on a suite of tools released in the U.S. in recent months.
The changes come on the heels of a year of intense public scrutiny for the company, with significant criticism focused on child safety and Instagram's detrimental effects on younger users, particularly teenage girls.
Last fall, a reported that the company's studies had repeatedly confirmed the harmful effects of, even as Meta proceeded with a controversial plan to develop a version of the social media platform for kids under 13. (That project has since been .)
