Texas parents able to control their teen’s social media use after Meta rolls out new tools to comply with House Bill 18 [Video]

Parents of Texas children under 18 can now monitor and restrict their child’s activity on digital platforms, including Facebook and Instagram – but only if they know their child uses the service.

The video above is from a previous report: Judge temporarily blocks parts of new Texas law aimed to crackdown on minors and social media

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, rolled out parental control features in Texas last week to comply with House Bill 18, the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act, which went into effect Sept. 1. The Legislature passed it last year to restrict kids from seeing harmful material on the internet, such as content promoting self-harm or substance abuse, while also giving parents more power to regulate what their child does online.

Meta’s tools allow parents who can prove their identity with a valid ID to see and update their teen’s account settings, set time limits on the child’s usage, and even …