Instagram Suspends Its Children’s Special Project

Facebook internal reports; InstagramIt revealed that the negative effect of .

After the criticism, Instagram started its special project for children. decision to stop took.

The application was suspended as a result of the reactions:

FacebookAfter the report of Instagram; The application developed specifically for children aged 13 and under. you have been suspendedI explained.

In a statement on Twitter, the head of Instagram Adam Mosseri, the company “working with families, experts, decision makers and supervisors to listen to their concerns and demonstrate the value and importance of the project to young adolescents” underlined.

In his statement “I believe parents would prefer the option of using an age-appropriate version of Instagram for their child that provides oversight over the alternative. But I’m not here to belittle their concerns, we have to get that right.” Mosseri, who gave his statements, “Beside the need to enhance this experience, we decided to take a break to give us time to work with parents, experts, policy makers and regulators, listen to their concerns, and demonstrate the value and importance of this project for young people.” he added.

The application received negative reactions from the public:

Mosseri stated that they think it would be better to have a separate platform for users aged 13 and under for Instagram, which Facebook bought in 2012. YouTube and TikTok such as large companies, special for the same age group similar app He also underlined that his work has been

last week Wall Street JournalFacebook’s internal reports published in; company, Instagram negative impact on young users revealed that he was aware of it.

Despite what the report reveals, Instagram is in the process of developing an app for kids under the age of 13, strong public reaction had collected.