Facebook Puts Instagram Kids on Hold after Pushback

Facebook Puts Instagram Kids on Hold after Pushback

Instagram has put a hold on a new app it has been developing for kids, in a decision that comes amid rising criticism to the initiative.

Instagram Kids was meant to require parental permission to join and provide ad-free, age-appropriate material, but advocacy groups and U.S. lawmakers in the United States have pushed the social media giant to cancel its plans, citing safety concerns.

Instagram announced in a blog post that while creating Instagram Kids was the right thing to do, it was pausing development and would focus on its parental monitoring tools instead.

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