{"id":2454,"date":"2021-05-17T20:31:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T17:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ludci.eu\/magazine\/?p=2454"},"modified":"2021-05-10T20:40:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T17:40:22","slug":"instagram-for-kids-facebook-creating-a-child-predator-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ludci.eu\/magazine\/instagram-for-kids-facebook-creating-a-child-predator-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram for Kids: Facebook creating a child predator paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

Writes Dionysus, Content Writer, Headline Diplomat eMagazine, LUDCI.eu
\nNumerous 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 \u2013 Instagram Kids.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Another factor is the concern about sexual abuse when children and adolescents post pictures of themselves online.
\nThe background
\nAccording to Instagram's terms of use, you can only...<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

\n

To read the whole article, please subscribe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n