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The World Needs a Product Like Instagram Youth

But is this it? 

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp : Illustration
Photographer: Chesnot/Getty Images Europe

Hey all, it’s Kurt. Facebook is once again in the middle of a clash about user privacy and safety, and this time it’s related to a product that doesn’t even exist yet.

On Monday, 44 state attorneys general sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg  urging him to abandon plans for Instagram Youth, a version of the popular photo-sharing app for pre-teens. The State AGs claim it would be “harmful for myriad reasons,” including the potential to harm kids’ possible mental health.