Meta adds Threads parental controls in India amid child-safety debate

Meta has added parental controls to Threads in India amid continuing concerns about child safety on online platforms. The move comes against the backdrop of multiple discussions between the Indian government and Meta. The talks have covered content moderation, human review, recommendation systems, deepfakes and safe-harbour protections.

The supplied material does not explain which parental-control features have been introduced, the age groups covered or whether the controls apply to all Indian Threads users. It also does not say whether parents will be able to manage accounts directly or restrict particular types of content. No details are provided about the timing of the rollout, the company’s user-safety targets or the response from the Indian government.

The material does not include comments from parents, child-safety organisations or Threads users. The available information links the new controls to wider discussions about how social-media services moderate content and protect children. It does not establish that the controls resolve the concerns raised in those discussions.

Further details about enforcement, recommendation systems and the treatment of deepfakes were not supplied.