April 15, 2021
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Groups Tell Facebook Not to Create Instagram for Kids

A wide range of organizations, including the Consumer Federation of America, sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to cancel plans to launch a version of Instagram for children. What children really need is time to play, learn, and socialize away from digital devices, the groups said, not their own version of an app that is relentlessly focused on engagement, surveillance, branding, and self-presentation.
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