No outsourcing child safety to parents, UK watchdog says of Meta’s Teen Accounts
By Imogen Howse ( September 2, 2026, 10:52 GMT | Insight) -- Online platforms cannot “outsource” responsibility for teen safety to parents, UK watchdog Ofcom has said, after a report found that Meta Platforms had used paid parent influencers to promote its Instagram Teen Accounts in countries considering restrictions on children’s use of social media. Meta said it had worked with creators long before countries began considering social media bans, and that its Teen Accounts protections apply by default.Online platforms cannot “outsource” responsibility for protecting teenage users to parents, the UK’s online safety watchdog has said, in response to questions about Meta Platforms’ use of paid parent influencers to promote Instagram Teen Accounts....
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