{"id":709101,"date":"2026-01-24T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-pauses-teen-access-to-ai-characters\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T06:00:25","slug":"meta-pauses-teen-access-to-ai-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-pauses-teen-access-to-ai-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta pauses teen access to AI characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a368c1ed643e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a368c1ed643e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-pauses-teen-access-to-ai-characters\/#%E2%80%9CMeta_pauses_teen_access_to_AI_characters%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Meta pauses teen access to AI characters&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMeta_pauses_teen_access_to_AI_characters%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Meta pauses teen access to AI characters&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Meta is halting teens\u2019 access to\u00a0artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Meta Platforms Inc., which own Instagram and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, said that starting in the \u201ccoming weeks,\u201d teens will no longer be able to access AI characters \u201cuntil the updated experience is ready\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This applies to anyone who gave Meta a birthday that makes them a minor, as well as \u201cpeople who claim to be adults but who we suspect are teens based on our age prediction <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38272171\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38272171\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bruce-perry-17-demonstrates-possibilities-114428370.jpg?resize=231,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bruce-perry-17-demonstrates-possibilities-114428370.jpg?resize=322,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bruce-perry-17-demonstrates-possibilities-114428370.jpg?resize=662,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bruce-perry-17-demonstrates-possibilities-114428370.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bruce-perry-17-demonstrates-possibilities-114428370.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bruce-perry-17-demonstrates-possibilities-114428370.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bruce-perry-17-demonstrates-possibilities-114428370.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bruce-perry-17-demonstrates-possibilities-114428370.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bruce-perry-17-demonstrates-possibilities-114428370.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bruce-perry-17-demonstrates-possibilities-114428370.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\"\/><figcaption>Meta has stopped giving teens access to artificial intelligence characters, the company wrote in a blog post Friday. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The move comes the week before Meta \u2014 along with TikTok and Google\u2019s YouTube \u2014 is scheduled to stand trial in Los Angeles over its apps\u2019 harms to children.<\/p>\n<p>Teens will still be able to access Meta\u2019s AI assistant, just not the characters.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38272172\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2025-meta-platforms-inc-seeking-118829996_acb6d6.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2025-meta-platforms-inc-seeking-118829996_acb6d6.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2025-meta-platforms-inc-seeking-118829996_acb6d6.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2025-meta-platforms-inc-seeking-118829996_acb6d6.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2025-meta-platforms-inc-seeking-118829996_acb6d6.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2025-meta-platforms-inc-seeking-118829996_acb6d6.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, 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