Facebook suspends plan to launch Instagram Kids app as critics circle

Ars Technica
By Financial TimesSep 27, 2021, 10:39 am83 ptsTrending
Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel/Getty Images) Facebook has suspended plans to launch Instagram Kids, a version of its photo-sharing app for children under the age of 13, as criticism of the project gathered momentum in Washington. Adam Mosseri, who runs the Facebook-owned app, denied that the decision to…

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