Facebook Delays Instagram Kids App Following Bombshell Leak

News @andrew_andrew__ Sep 27, 2021, 1:41 pm EDT | 2 min read InstagramOf all the anxiety-inducing products that Facebook has announced over the past year, Instagram Kids has received the most pushback. Families just aren’t comfortable letting kids 13 and younger on social media, despite Facebook’s bizarre insistence that Instagram is good for kids. Now, as Facebook deals with a bombshell leak, it’s putting Instagram Kids on the back burner. We’ve spent the last few decades grappling with TV’s negative impact on body image, but social media could be much more harmful to our children. Platforms like Instagram and TikTok provide endless opportunities for kids to compare themselves with adult influencers, who are often promoted by app moderators for fitting beauty standards. And even if kids are only on social media to talk with friends, they may encounter… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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