Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback
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Last updated 10/1/2021 at 5:03pm
Michelle Chapman
The Associated Press
Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids’ version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to address concerns that have been raised about the vulnerability of younger users.
“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,” Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, said in an interview Monday on NBC’s “Today” show.
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