Advocacy groups and politicians showed strong resistance against Facebook’s launching of Instagram Kids, which claimed to be an ads-free and age-appropriate app. They cited the safety concerns against launching the addictive app for kids under 13. “We won’t stop pressuring Facebook until they permanently pull the plug,” said CEO of Fairplay, Josh Golin.

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