Facebook is building an Instagram for Kids -- hoping to hook them on likes
and harvest their data for profit.
Tell Mark Zuckerberg to leave our kids alone:
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John,
Just when you thought Facebook couldn’t get worse, it invents a fresh kind
of hell -- Instagram for Kids.
Leaked documents show the social media giant is building a photo-sharing
app for under-13s -- hoping to get them hooked early on likes and comments
about their appearance, and harvest their data for profit.
But a growing chorus is speaking out against the plan, with child
development experts pleading with Mark Zuckerberg to drop it. Facebook
didn’t want the world to know about this yet -- it’s on the back foot. If
we ramp up the pressure we could end this nightmare before it starts.
[ [link removed] ]Tell Mark Zuckerberg to leave our kids alone
Instagram is already a nightmare for children, with teenagers getting
harassed and abused on a constant basis -- 59% of teens have been bullied
online, and surveys show Instagram is the worst offender.
Psychologists say it would be even more harmful for smaller children, who
are at a crucial stage of development and just can’t cope with the
relentless pressure of social media.
Facebook claims it’s doing this to make kids safer -- because it can’t
keep them off regular Instagram. But that’s like saying we should make
child-friendly cigarettes to stop kids from smoking. It doesn’t make
sense.
There’s no “safe” way for Mark Zuckerberg to profit off our children -- we
need to push back as hard as we can before it’s too late. Add your name:
[ [link removed] ]Tell Mark Zuckerberg to leave our kids alone
[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition
Thanks for all that you do,
Olivia and the team at SumOfUs
More information:
[ [link removed] ]Facebook Is Building An Instagram For Kids Under The Age Of 13
Buzzfeed, March 18, 2021
[ [link removed] ]Child safety groups ask Facebook to scrap plans for Instagram for kids
NBC News, April 15, 2021
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