{"id":321167,"date":"2026-02-26T18:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/instagram-to-alert-parents-if-teens-search-for-self-harm-and-suicide-content-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:00:43","slug":"instagram-to-alert-parents-if-teens-search-for-self-harm-and-suicide-content-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/instagram-to-alert-parents-if-teens-search-for-self-harm-and-suicide-content-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram to alert parents if teens search for self-harm and suicide content | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PQbalBm0104\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Instagram to alert parents if teens search for self-harm and suicide content | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PQbalBm0104\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Parents using Instagram&#8217;s child supervision tools will soon receive alerts if their teen repeatedly searches for suicide or self-harm related terms on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first time parent company Meta will proactively alert parents to searches by their child on Instagram for harmful material, rather than block searches and direct users to external help.<\/p>\n<p>Parents and teens enrolled in Instagram&#8217;s Teen Accounts experience in the UK, US, Australia and Canada will be notified about the alerts from next week, with the rest of the world to follow later.<\/p>\n<p>But suicide prevention charity, the Molly Rose Foundation, has strongly criticised the measures, warning they &quot;could do more harm than good&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Instagram #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents using Instagram&#8217;s child supervision tools will soon receive alerts if their teen repeatedly searches for suicide or self-harm related terms on the platform. 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