44 US attorneys general urge Facebook to cancel Instagram for kids
“It appears that Facebook is not responding to a need, but instead creating one, as this platform appeals primarily to children who otherwise do not or would not have an Instagram account.” By Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday that a bipartisan group of 44 state attorneys general are urging Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a letter to scrap the social media giant’s plans to develop a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13.
The attorneys general expressed concerns about the potential negative effects social media might have on young people, including exposure to bullying, predators.
But I look at (Instagram for kids under 13) more like lolly cigarettes. This is very basic marketing, he said, the earlier you get consumers the more loyal they stay throughout their life.
Dr Aleti described the plan as a stepping stone to get young children hooked , like how Big Tobacco had been linked to now-banned lolly cigarettes.
Currently, children must be at least 13 to use Instagram.
The internal memo published by Buzzfeed was written on an employee message board by Vishal Shah, Instagram s vice president of product. I m excited to announce that going forward, we have identified youth work as a priority for Instagram and have added it to our H1 priority list, Mr Shah wrote.
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