Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has sent a strongly worded letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri, accusing the company of misleading parents with exaggerated claims about its new PG-13 content moderation system for Teen Accounts.
In the letter, released December 21, 2025, Torrez criticized Meta’s October 2025 announcement that Teen Accounts—designed for users under 18—would be guided by PG-13 movie ratings. This means teens would be shielded from content involving strong language, risky stunts, or behaviors like marijuana use, while still allowing occasional suggestive elements similar to PG-13 films.
Torrez argued that Meta’s use of the PG-13 label implies a rigorous, independent oversight that doesn’t exist on the platform. “Meta’s misappropriation of the PG-13 label suggests a level of oversight that does not exist on the platform — making this announcement a dangerous promotional stunt that lulls parents into a false sense of security about the risks their children face when they use Instagram,” he wrote.
The Motion Picture Association (MPA), which administers the film rating system, has previously demanded Meta stop using the PG-13 label, calling it “literally false, deceptive, and highly misleading.”
Torrez demanded that Meta cease marketing Teen Accounts as “PG-13” and implement “meaningful safety protections,” including:
• Effective age verification
• Removal of bad actors
• Addressing algorithms that promote...
Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has sent a strongly worded letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri, accusing the company of misleading parents ...