Meta is developing a site to educate parents about VR monitoring options.

Meta now lets parents monitor their kids' Quest VR headsets and Instagram accounts. The March-announced VR safety tools are being deployed worldwide.

Teen accounts need parental supervision (the minimum age to have a Facebook account is 13). Through the Oculus app's Parent Dashboard, parents may ban apps (including web browsers), check the teen's apps, and view their friend's list. A teen can ask their parent if they can buy a certain app, and the parent can respond yes or no. Parents can check how much time kids spend on their headset screens, receive notifications when they buy an app, and restrict the Link and Air Link functions to prevent teens from using PC material on their headsets.

Meta is developing a site to educate parents about VR monitoring options. Meta Experts, kids, parents, and policymakers helped create these controls, the corporation says. It'll enhance tools over time.

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office said it will discuss Meta about Quest 2's compliance with a children's code. These initiatives could ease the watchdog's concerns.

Instagram's parental controls, which debuted in the US in March, are heading to the UK, Japan, Australia, Ireland, Canada, France, and Germany this month with new features. Parents can now ask teens to monitor them (rather than requests solely coming from teen accounts).

Parents can limit kids' Instagram use by setting breaks. They can learn about an account or post their own teen reports with the person and report details. They may also see who their teen is following. Instagram will release the tools this year.

In the UK and Ireland, Instagram is testing "nudge." Teens will be told to look at other posts if they spend too much time in the Explore tab. The idea is to make them rethink Instagram. In some places, teens may be asked to turn on "Take a Break" after watching Reels.

Instagram is also adding more resources to its Family Center, which is meant to help kids learn. The new page provides privacy settings for Quest, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. Parents and guardians can learn how to communicate with their kids about online safety.