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We have few responsibilities more important than protecting NJ’s children, & we’ve long warned about dangers that lurk on today’s cyber playgrounds. That’s why we’re asking Facebook to scrap their plans to create a version of Instagram for kids under 13: https://t.co/Yct44ruJ4i
— AG Gurbir Grewal (@NewJerseyOAG) May 10, 2021
Today, 44 AGs urged Facebook to abandon plans to launch an Instagram platform targeted exclusively at kids under the age of 13.
— Rob Bonta (@AGRobBonta) May 10, 2021
Social media can help connect us, but it comes with risks – especially for kids who are ill-equipped to navigate its challenges.https://t.co/Ts8GtEso1J
Facebook has failed to effectively protect children on its platform, yet it wants to start Instagram for kids under 13 years old. On top of this, lots of research shows the harmful impact of social media on kids. Facebook needs to abandon its plans. https://t.co/AhFAJb94cr
— AG Karl A. Racine (@AGKarlRacine) May 10, 2021
NEW: Dozens of state AGs are asking Zuckerberg to cancel plans for kids Instagram. "Facebook has historically failed to protect the welfare of children on its platforms," the letter, signed by 44 AGs reads. https://t.co/5wymOuVMsf
— issie lapowsky (@issielapowsky) May 10, 2021
Just truly craven from @facebook here.
— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) May 10, 2021
How can you trust the same company that says nearly every single week, “we can do better,” to somehow do the right thing when it comes to your children being online?
Regulate this company now. Please. For everyone’s sake. https://t.co/TvrUC3mNNR
Our lawsuits against Facebook and Google are just two examples of the importance of bipartisan, state antitrust enforcement to protect consumers and promote competition.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) May 10, 2021
Congress must provide the funding states need to support these and other resource-intensive efforts.
This is like cigarette companies saying, “as we all know, kids all want to try smoking anyway.”
— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) May 10, 2021
What a truly terrible company.
I'm calling on @Facebook to abandon its plans to create a version of @Instagram for children under the age of 13.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) May 10, 2021
This is a dangerous idea that can be detrimental to children and put them directly in harm's way.
FB says it won't serve ads on Instagram Kids.
— Cecilia Kang 강 미선 (@ceciliakang) May 10, 2021
BUT FB will be able to collect data on young children. FB won't promise it will refrain from tracking kids.
Facebook has repeatedly failed to protect the health and wellbeing of children on its platforms. "Instagram for Kids" is a shameful attempt to exploit and profit off vulnerable people. I'm leading a letter to Mark Zuckerberg with 44 AGs to demand they abandon this plan.
— Maura Healey (@MassAGO) May 10, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg wants to launch an Instagram for children, is he going to call it Pedogram? Because I guarantee pedofiles will flock to that platform like Matt Gaetz on career day at a high school.
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) May 10, 2021
44 State AGs urge Mark Zuckerberg to drop plans for kiddie Instagram https://t.co/7ILe4OfCBs
— Cecilia Kang 강 미선 (@ceciliakang) May 10, 2021
Elementary and middle-school aged kids on Instagram... what could go wrong?
Tennessee's attorney general is leading a coalition of 44 attorneys general in urging Facebook to abandon its plan to launch a version of Instagram for children under 13 years old.https://t.co/PeUuTQcA3H
— WSBT (@WSBT) May 10, 2021
Friday on Bloomberg: Facebook won’t apologize for Instagram Youth
— Kurt Wagner (@KurtWagner8) May 10, 2021
Monday on Bloomberg: 44 State AGs send letter to Zuckerberg urging he halt Instagram Youth pic.twitter.com/WEm5i5RR6E
A bipartisan coalition of 44 AGs urge Facebook to abandon plans to launch a version of Instagram for kids under 13. In their letter, the AGs cite concerns about the harm social media poses to children. @MassAGO @AGDougPeterson @TNattygen @VTAttorneyGenhttps://t.co/0xWjqxqVI4 pic.twitter.com/DlP5VN8Oz0
— NAAG (@NatlAssnAttysGn) May 10, 2021
Facebook has failed to effectively protect children on its platform, yet it wants to start Instagram for kids under 13 years old. On top of this, lots of research shows the harmful impact of social media on kids. Facebook needs to abandon its plans. https://t.co/AhFAJb94cr
— AG Karl A. Racine (@AGKarlRacine) May 10, 2021
More than 40 attorneys general ask Facebook to abandon plans to build Instagram for kids https://t.co/mPtxLWzhTL
— CNBC (@CNBC) May 10, 2021
State AGs want Facebook to back off plans to create an Instagram service for kids under age 13 https://t.co/lwpHKXilRL
— Lauren Feiner (@lauren_feiner) May 10, 2021
Facebook committed to not show ads “in any Instagram experience we develop for people under the age of 13.” https://t.co/lwpHKXilRL
— Lauren Feiner (@lauren_feiner) May 10, 2021
More than 40 attorneys general ask Facebook to abandon plans to build Instagram for kids https://t.co/fqhOWgPMgf pic.twitter.com/krmVtTf6UM
— Juan Carlos Pedreira (@juancpedreira) May 10, 2021
More than 40 attorneys general ask Facebook to abandon plans to build Instagram for kids https://t.co/Ba8PEa1X2g
— ? Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) May 10, 2021
Facebook has signalled it will plough ahead with plans to launch a version of its Instagram photo app for young children despite calls from a group of more than 40 state attorneys-general to abandon the project https://t.co/jIKqLOnKrY
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 10, 2021
Facebook stands by Instagram for kids app despite states’ concerns https://t.co/QyCnzH9bl5
— Financial Times (@FT) May 10, 2021
NEW: Dozens of state prosecutors tell Facebook to stop its plans for a children’s version of Instagram.
— Cecilia Kang 강 미선 (@ceciliakang) May 10, 2021
FB digs in its heels, says "As every parent knows, kids are already online..." https://t.co/2xqsdhE9No
Good move. Whilst there are many alternatives to Facebook & Instagram and many kids that set up profiles on these platforms the one thing history has shown us is these companies continue to fail at protecting our children from predators and misinformation https://t.co/0RYJGEpqnK
— Junior Smart (@_JuniorSmart) May 11, 2021
“Without a doubt, this is a dangerous idea that risks the safety of our children and puts them directly in harm’s way,” Letitia James, New York’s attorney general said in a statement. https://t.co/4yDngxokjh
— Daniel Harvey #BLM (@dancharvey) May 10, 2021