Petition to scrap Instagram for kids garners 1.8 lakh signatures

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had shared earlier this year that they were working on an Instagram for kids. The kids’ version differs from the current version on the lines that the former would allow kids under the age of 13 to sign up. This was confirmed during a US Congressional hearing on misinformation and as it turns out, and rightly, no one is much in favour. According to reports, more than 1.8 lakh people have signed petitions urging Facebook to scrap plans of creating an Instagram for kids.

Three separate petitions filed by three non-profit organisations, Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood, SumOfUs, and Juggernaut Project, claim that this version of Instagram, the one meant for kids under 13, is not suitable for these children.