Facebook Pauses Plans for Instagram for Children

Facebook Pauses Plans for Instagram for Children
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, speaks during a conference in San Francisco, Calif., on Nov. 8, 2019. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for WIRED
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Facebook has paused its plans to create an Instagram product for children under 13 after the effort drew pushback from dozens of attorneys general.

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, wrote in a Sept. 27 blog post that the company still believes building the version for children “is the right thing to do,” but it’s “pausing the work” to consult with parents, experts, and policymakers.
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