Instagram Head Adam Mosseri reveals that a common picture sharing program for children under 13 is currently under construction, reports BuzzFeed News. Mosseri said that many children want to use Instagram on the Facebook-owned business, but according to the BuzzFeed News, "there is no "detailed strategy yet."
Moseri told BuzzFeed News, "But part of the remedy is to develop an Instagram edition for young adults or children where parents have transparency or influence." "This is one of the stuff we're investigating." The new policy of Instagram forbids minors under the age of 13.
"Children are increasingly asking their parents if they can participate in applications that help them stay tuned," Joe Osborne, a Facebook spokesman told The Verge in an email. "For now there are not many choices for parents and therefore, as we have done with Messenger kids, we are focusing on creating additional items for children, controlled from parents. We are experimenting to offer Instagram a controlled parenting environment to help children stay up to their peers, learn new things, and more."
Earlier this week, Instagram released a blog post detailing its work to secure its next platform, but it did not discuss a new edition for children under 13.
Online products are not only concerned with anonymity but also about legal questions for children under 13. The Federal Commission for Commerce fined $170 million in September 2019, for monitoring children's viewing histories for advertisements on YouTube, a breach of the Children's Online Privacy Act (COPPA). The predecessor TikTok Musical.ly received a fine of $5.7 million in February 2019 for violation of COPPA.