Over 75 religious leaders from a variety of faiths have sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling for scrapping the plan to introduce an Instagram version targeting kids under the age of 13, citing emotional, physical, and spiritual damages.
“It may be tempting to ride the wave of cultural commodification and optimistically tout social media as a useful ‘tool.’ But with 72 percent of teens on Instagram and 20 percent on social media for more than five hours a day, an exercise in spiritual discernment becomes necessary,” the letter (pdf) stated.
