Meta plans Threads parental controls rollout in US

Meta is rolling out parental supervision tools for Threads, allowing parents and guardians to view teen activity, set daily time limits, enforce sleep hours, and control tagging through Family Center. Teens already have protections like private accounts and content controls, but parents will now decide if those automatic settings for under-16s can be adjusted. The rollout aims to address regulatory and legal concerns around teen safety, excessive screen time, and harmful content, and Threads now joins Meta’s broader parental-control ecosystem. The features will show weekly time spent, apply cross-device limits, and restrict nighttime access with automatic replies and muted notifications from 10 PM to 7 AM. The rollout begins in the United States next week, with a global rollout planned by the end of the year, and Threads currently has about 500 million monthly users. These changes come as Meta faces ongoing lawsuits and scrutiny over child safety across its platforms.