New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Instagram said it will notify parents if their teenagers repeatedly search for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period, as governments step up efforts to regulate online safety for children.

The platform, owned by Meta Platforms Inc, said the new alerts will apply to users who are signed up to its optional parental supervision tools.

"These alerts build on our existing work to help protect teens from potentially harmful content on Instagram," the company said in a statement.

It added, "We have strict policies against content that promotes or glorifies suicide or self-harm."

Instagram said its existing system already blocks searches related to suicide and self-harm and redirects users to suppor...