The letter was signed by individuals and 19 nonprofits including Common Sense Media, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, and Parents Across America. Given Facebook’s enormous reach and marketing prowess, Messenger Kids will likely be the first social media platform widely used by elementary school children. We are writing to urge you to discontinue Messenger Kids, Facebook’s first social media app designed specifically for children under the age of 13.

The coalition of 97 child health advocates cited “a growing body of research demonstrates that excessive use of digital devices and social media is harmful to children and teens” and that the app is likely to “undermine children’s healthy development.” In it, the CCFC asked Zuckerberg to axe Messenger for Kids, regardless of the fact that the app is advertising-free. The tall glass of Nope was suggested in a letter on Tuesday. Or instead, how about NO?!!?, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) has suggested to Zuckerberg. …It rolls out Messenger for Kids, aimed at children between the ages of six and 12 who would otherwise be (technically, per Facebook policy) banned from becoming Facebook users. Technology glitterati are shunning it like it’s a cyber roach motel with psychological bedbugs.įacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s made it his yearly personal goal to scrub out hate/abuse/political machination/depression-spawning. So how does Facebook kick off this year of change?

Social media can be bad for you, admits “yea, we did it anyway” Facebook.

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