The company said it will allow parents to restrict or limit teens’ access to Instagram’s AI characters.

The legislation, signed on Monday by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, requires platforms to remind users that they are interacting with a chatbot − not a human − and to direct…

The company said it will allow parents to restrict or limit teens’ access to Instagram’s AI characters.

Parents will be able to turn off chats with AI characters completely, block specific characters and get insight into what their teens are discussing.

Social media giant Meta said Friday its unrolling new parental features for teen interactions with AI characters on its digital platforms.

Measures come amid concern generative AI characters are having inappropriate conversations with under-18s