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Instagram launches new tool alerting parents about suicide, self-harm searches
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Instagram launches new tool alerting parents about suicide, self-harm searches

The Hill · Feb 26, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Instagram is launching a new tool that will alert parents if their teens repeatedly try to search for terms associated with suicide and self-harm on the platform. The tool, which will roll out in the U.S. and several other countries next week, will flag for parents if their children conduct multiple searches with phrases promoting...

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