FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 8, 2025
Contact:
Ashwin Verghese
717 676 8584
[email protected]
MEDIA ADVISORY
STATEMENT ON INSTAGRAM’S NEW RESTRICTIONS FOR TEEN ACCOUNTS
Below is a statement from Fairplay Executive Director Josh Golin:
“These so-called ‘safety measures’ are just a blatant attempt to undermine lawmakers’ efforts to hold Mark Zuckerberg and his company accountable for endangering our kids. Some of these new features, like blocking under-16s from using Instagram Live without parental consent, are safeguards that Meta could have and should have implemented years ago.
“The Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act will require Meta and other Big Tech firms to ensure their platforms are safe and privacy-protective for young people at all times, not just when it’s politically expedient. Parents need KOSA and COPPA 2.0, not Meta’s PR stunts.”
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Fairplay is the leading nonprofit committed to helping children thrive in an increasingly commercialized, screen-obsessed culture, and the only organization dedicated to ending marketing to children. Fairplay works to enhance children’s well-being by eliminating the exploitative and harmful business practices of marketers and Big Tech. Learn more at https://fairplayforkids.org.