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Instagram Kids App on Pause as Facebook Argues Over Its Harm to Teens
Instagram is hitting the brakes on its plans to develop a version of its flagship platform for kids under 13, company head Adam Mosseri announced on Monday. The news comes in the wake of a damning report from the Wall Street Journal that detailed how the Facebook-owned company was fully aware of the platform’s negative…
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Robocalls May Get Worse Soon, and You Can Blame Facebook
Rather than dole out what is, essentially — at least to one of the richest companies on the planet — a handful of spare change, Facebook set out to purposely undermine one of the most important legal protections Americans have against unwanted robocalls. Today it accomplished that mission.
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New Senate Bill Bans Online Ads Targeting Kids Under 13, Gives Teens Power To ‘Erase’ Personal Data
Senate lawmakers on Tuesday introduced new bipartisan legislation that gives kids under 16 years old and their parents substantially more control over their data while further limiting the data-collection practices of apps, websites, and online services.