Hillicon Valley — Instagram ‘pausing’ kid-targeted plan

Image: © Getty Images. Article by Maggie Miller, Chris Mills Rodrigo and Rebecca Klar. The Hill – September 27, 2021.

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Facebook said it is pausing plans to launch its Instagram for kids under 13 after fierce pushback on the plan, but critics say the platform isn’t going far enough and should forgo the plan altogether. The company will face more questions on the impact of the platform on kids later this week at a Senate Commerce Consumer Protection subcommittee hearing. […]

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