Earlier this year, Meta addedrestrictions to teens' DMson Facebook and Instagram.

There’s just one problem.

The teen has to designate who their parent is.

A group of people looking at their phones and laughing on a street in the UK.

Just because someone appears to be a parent doesn’t mean they are.Imgorthand / Getty Images

Lifewire contacted Meta for additional information about how the company plans to verify parents going forward.