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Facebook to pause work on Instagram kids version amid controversy

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3 min read . Updated: 28 Sep 2021, 10:00 AM IST Matt Grossman, The Wall Street Journal

The social-media app, owned by Facebook, had been developing a version for children that would be ad free and allow parents to monitor their children’s activity (Photo: Reuters) — The social-media app, owned by Facebook, had been developing a version for children that would be ad free and allow parents to monitor their children’s activity (Photo: Reuters)

Social-media app had faced criticism over a version for children that it was developing

Facebook Inc. plans to pause work on its Instagram Kids platform, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Monday.

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