Meta plans to add new Instagram teen safety tools in 2026 that let parents block teens from chatting with AI characters and get "insights" from teens' chats (Robert Hart/The Verge)

Robert Hart / The Verge : Meta plans to add new Instagram teen safety tools in 2026 that let parents block teens from chatting with AI characters and get “insights” from teens' chats —  From next year Instagram will let parents stop teens from chatting with AI characters entirely.