After receiving a huge barrage of criticism from all sides, Facebook announced that it has just suspended development of an Instagram version for kids.
Instagram Kids, which is a version of the social network for users under 13, has now taken a different path than expected, with the project's CEO announcing that it is suspended. Adam Mosseri also revealed that Instagram will continue to develop experiences for younger people related to parental supervision.
The executive explains that the purpose of the initiative was misunderstood by the media and civil society.
"It was never aimed at younger children, but at tweens (aged 10-12)".
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In another message, on the social network Twitter, the CEO reveals that the Instragram project for children “leaked to the network much sooner than it should. People feared the worst and we had few answers at the time. It is clear that we need more time for this", according to The Verge.
The manager also considered that the pause in this project is not the last word: "We are pausing Instagram Kids, although we believe that building it is the right thing to do.".
Initially, Facebook responded to criticism by saying that younger users were already active online and that this project is a good way for their experience to be overseen by parents and guardians, noting that there were no plans to place ads on the website. platform.
We're pausing “Instagram Kids”, although we believe building it is the right thing to do. More here: https://t.co/bwCyUn97So
- Adam Mosseri 😷 (@mosseri) September 27, 2021
