Advocates call for an end to plans to launch Instagram for kids

 An advocacy group on Thursday called on Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg not to create a version of photo-sharing app Instagram for children who are under 13, as it would put them at “great risk.”

The letter to Zuckerberg from the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) comes at a time the world’s largest social network has been criticized for amplifying misinformation globally across its platforms, while also exposing children to inappropriate material. Facebook did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.