Threads Parental Supervision
Meta Rolls Out Parental Supervision Features for Threads to Protect Teens in US
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Parents can initiate Threads parental supervision by visiting the Family Center supervision setup page at familycenter.meta.com/supervision.
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Supervision will show time spent by teens on Threads for each day of the past week, including the teen's average daily time for the week.
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If a teen uses Threads on multiple devices, the daily time limit applies to the total time spent across all devices.
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Parents can manage privacy and content preferences for their teen under supervision, in addition to other controls.
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Threads was launched in July 2023, and this parental supervision rollout arrives three years later as the platform grows toward 500 million monthly users.
Meta is rolling out parental supervision tools for Threads in the United States starting next week, giving parents new power to monitor and limit their teens' time on the app. Meta says the controls will let parents view daily usage, set time limits, and restrict nighttime access — with a global rollout planned before the end of 2025.
The move puts Threads inside Meta's Family Center, a parental-control hub that already covers Instagram and Facebook. Threads launched in July 2023 and now has about 500 million monthly users, according to TechCrunch.
What Parents Can See and Control on Threads
Once set up through familycenter.meta.com/supervision, parents can see how many minutes their teen spends on Threads each day for the past week. They also see the teen's average daily time for that week. If a teen logs in on multiple devices, the limit counts total time across all of them, according to Meta.
Parents can also manage privacy settings and content preferences for their teen. They can control who can tag the teen in posts. Teens under 16 already have private accounts and restricted content by default — but now parents decide whether those defaults can be changed, TechCrunch reported.
Sleep Mode Locks Threads from 10 PM to 7 AM
One of the new tools is a sleep hours feature. It blocks Threads access from 10 PM to 7 AM automatically. During those hours, the app sends automatic replies to messages and mutes all notifications. Parents set the window, and teens cannot override it, NDTV Profit reported.
Daily time limits work the same way. Once a teen hits their cap, Threads stops working for the rest of the day. The limit resets the next morning. Parents can also get weekly summaries of their teen's usage to spot patterns over time.
Lawsuits and Pressure Pushed Meta to Act
Meta has faced mounting legal and regulatory heat over child safety across its platforms. Dozens of US states have sued the company, claiming Instagram and Facebook harmed young users. TechCrunch noted the Threads rollout comes directly following pressure from regulators and lawmakers to better protect teens online.
GuruFocus reported the tools are part of Meta's broader effort to address concerns about excessive screen time and harmful content for minors. The company says teens are safer with these tools in place, but critics have long argued Meta's platforms are built to maximize engagement — even for young users.
US Rollout Next Week, Global Expansion by Year-End
The Threads parental controls go live in the US next week. Meta has confirmed a global rollout will follow by the end of 2025, according to Whalesbook. That means parents outside the US will have to wait several more months before the tools reach their region.
Threads joins Instagram and Facebook inside Meta's Family Center ecosystem. To start supervision, a parent visits the setup page and sends a request to their teen. The teen must accept before any monitoring begins, Meta confirmed.
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