FILE - The Instagram app is displayed on a computer on Aug. 23, 2019, in New York. Instagram is putting a pause on its Instagram Kids platform, geared towards children under 13, so it can address concerns about accessibility and content. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, wrote in a blog post Monday, Sept.
“I still firmly believe that it’s a good thing to build a version of Instagram that’s designed to be safe for tweens, but we want to take the time to talk to parents and researchers and safety experts and get to more consensus about how to move forward,” said Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, in an interview Monday on NBC’s “Today” show.
Facebook announced the development of an Instagram Kids app in March, saying at the time that it was “exploring a parent-controlled experience.” Two months later, a bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him toThey cited increased cyberbullying, possible vulnerability to online predators, and what they called Facebook’s “checkered record” in protecting children on its platforms.
Mosseri maintained Monday that the company believes it’s better for children under 13 to have a specific platform for age-appropriate content, and that other companies like TikTok and YouTube have app versions for that age group.
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What are we doing? Instagram is bad enough for middle schoolers and high schoolers already
This should have been PRIOTIRY No. 1 since they knew the risk was extremely high of large numbers of children being kidnapped, raped and killed as a result of their company.
I teach my kids that social media is one of the dumbests things ever invented.
They can't even protect kids online now.
Instagram 'kids'? Uhmmm, no. Not even adults know how to stop the habit
WE NEED TO TAKE DOWN FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER.
New_Narrative 'Pause' is corporate speak for 'wait until no one's watching.'
The mental health issues are going to be caused by something. They’re not new. These platforms are making mental health and identity issues mainstream and popular, but liberals celebrate it. Go ahead and put your confused 13 year olds on hormones.
Or kids just don't need social media period.
Just DeleteFacebook
Instagram for kids sounds like a terrible idea. Instagram can barley keep up with banning provocative bots and fake accounts.
How does the Associated Press explain? All the news is available in People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency and CCTV. Don't try to put words on our citizens and then distort the facts.
Pretty sure Instagram causes mental health issues for all humans, not just teenage girls
They need to be put on hold forever.
So not putting the fruity flavors in the ciggies and vape, then?
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