Child development experts want Facebook to pull its Messenger Kids app
30/01/2018
The experts have written an open letter urging Facebook to pull the child-focused messenger app, saying that “younger children are simply not ready to have social media accounts,” reports the Guardian. The letter was spearheaded by the Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood and signed by over 100 child...
The
experts have written an open
letter urging Facebook to pull the child-focused
app, saying that “younger children are simply not ready to
have social media accounts,” reports the Guardian. The
letter was spearheaded by the Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood and signed by over 100 child health experts, doctors, and educators. In it, the …
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experts want Facebook to pull its Messenger Kids app”
The
experts have written an open
letter urging Facebook to pull the child-focused
app, saying that “younger children are simply not ready to
have social media accounts,” reports the Guardian. The
letter was spearheaded by the Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood and signed by over 100 child health experts, doctors, and educators. In it, the signatories argue: “At a time when there is mounting concern about how social media use affects adolescents’ well-being, it is particularly irresponsible to encourage children as young as pre-schoolers to start using a Facebook product.” The Messenger Kids app was launched in December and aimed at children under 13. It offers a host of parental controls, and Facebook says the data collected from the app will not be used for advertising purposes. Facebook has not yet responded to the open letter.Read Full Story