Instagram for Kids: Facebook creating a child predator paradise

Writes Dionysus, Content Writer, Headline Diplomat eMagazine, LUDCI.eu
Numerous international child protection experts and advocacy groups are calling on Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to abandon his plans for a version of the Instagram online platform for children under the age of 13 – Instagram Kids.

Instagram is harnessing young people's fear of missing out and wanting peer approval, the organization, Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), based in Boston, said in a letter, as also reported by Al Jazeera.

The signatories of the letter, which is presented in PDF format and made public, include child protection organizations from the USA, Canada, Africa, and Australia.

The group believes that the platform will expose young users to great risks. "The platform's relentless focus on appearance, self-expression, and marketing poses a challenge to the privacy and well-being of young people," said the signatories, citing physical and psychological risks associated with excessive use of social media.

Another factor is the concern about sexual abuse when children and adolescents post pictures of themselves online.
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