Instagram head urges industry body to help keep kids safe online
Mosseri, speaking before a Senate panel, said the industry body should receive input from civil society, parents, and regulators to create standards on how to verify age, design age-appropriate experiences, and build parental controls.
Photo-sharing app Instagram and its parent company Meta Platforms Inc, formerly Facebook, have come under intense scrutiny over the potential impact of their services on the mental health, body image and online safety of young users.
Mosseri said companies like Instagram "should have to adhere to these standards to earn some of our Section 230 protections," referring to a key U.S. internet law which offers tech platforms protections from liability over content posted by users.
