Posted Jul 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTCSMeta’s adding parental supervision tools on Threads.Starting next week, Meta’s Family Center will have options for parents to adjust their teens’ Threads account privacy and content settings, similar to parental controls on Meta’s other apps.Parents will also be able to see and limit how much time their teens spend on Threads and manage who can tag their teens.Image: MetaFollow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Stevie Bonifield
Meta’s adding parental supervision tools on Threads.
Starting next week, Meta’s Family Center will have options for parents to adjust their teens’ Threads account privacy and content settings, similar to parental controls on Meta’s other apps. Parents will also be able to see and limit how much time their teens spend on Threads and manage who can tag their teens. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/meta-threads-parental-supervision-screenshots.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all]
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