O Facebook is considering launching a version of the social network Instagram for children under 13 years old. The idea starts from the need: in a pandemic context, children are looking for ways to keep in touch with friends, and to discover new interests.
Instagram posted on the message board for internal employees. And that announcement was shared to several news sites.
“I am excited to announce that, from now on, we have identified youth work as a priority for Instagram and added it to our list of H1 priorities. We will be building a new pillar of youth within the Community Product Group to focus on two things:
(a) speeding up our integrity and privacy work to ensure the safest experience possible for teenagers and
(b) build a version of Instagram that allows people under the age of 13 to use Instagram safely for the first time. ”
A Facebook spokesman said the company was exploring a parental-controlled version of Instagram, similar to the app Messenger Kids, designed for children between 6 and 12 years old. "More and more children are asking their parents if they can join applications that help them keep in touch with friends. There are currently not many options for parents, so we are working on building additional products that are suitable for children and managed by parents.", said.
