Instagram is postponing plans to release a kids version of its social media app following uproar from parents groups and lawmakers. In a post published Monday, Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri wrote ...

Facebook has temporarily stopped development on Instagram for kids. The company announced this morning this morning in a blog post that it will take time to consult with parents, experts and ...

Pavni Diwanji is leaving his post as VP of youth at Meta, the company has confirmed. Diwanji oversaw the creation of Meta’s Instagram for Kids app, a project the company has halted indefinitely ...

Instagram paused its plans to create a version of the photo-and-video sharing app for people under 13 but hasn't permanently ended the project. Queenie Wong was a senior writer for CNET News, focusing ...

Instagram is an online playground full of hazards -- teens know it, parents know it and the platform's parent company Meta knows it. On Tuesday, Meta announced sweeping safety updates designed to keep ...

The Meta executive in charge of the social media giant’s youth initiatives — including its controversial “Instagram for Kids” — is leaving the company. Pavni Diwanji, the company’s vice president of ...

Instagram is launching a new account type for teenagers that will include a range of heightened parental control features, as well as stricter default settings that limit the type of messages teens ...

Adam Mosseri was in the hot seat Wednesday afternoon. Lawmakers on Wednesday grilled Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, in a wide-ranging hearing on the potential harms of social media use for young ...

Instagram has a new idea to determine children’s ages online: Direct them to videotape themselves and upload the content, then deploy facial scanning technology. The Meta-owned social platform is ...

Meta is reimagining Instagram for teens as a safe place for them to interact with friends and explore their interests. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's ...