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Foes unite against Facebook over Instagram’s effect on teens

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Washington | Political adversaries in the US Congress are united in outrage against Facebook for privately compiling information that its Instagram photo-sharing service appears to grievously harm some teens, especially girls, while publicly playing down the popular platform’s negative impact.

Mounting public pressure over the revelations have prompted Facebook to put on hold its work on a kids’ version of Instagram, which the company says is meant mainly for “tweens” aged 10 to 12. But it’s just a pause.

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/technology/foes-unite-against-facebook-over-instagram-s-effect-on-teens-20210930-p58w8b