Instagram is hitting pause on a project to build a version of the photo-sharing app for children, the company announced in a blog post Monday. The decision follows months of pressure on the company from lawmakers and children’s safety groups who opposed the planned app. That pressure intensified in recent weeks after the Wall Street Journal published internal research about Instagram’s impact...
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