The Wall Street Journal first reported that Facebook was aware of internal research detailing the harm Instagram and other products were causing to children and teenagers. Whistleblowers and executives have since testified before Congress, and many parents have been left wondering how to handle their kids’ use of the platforms.
“So my children are nine and seven,” mother, author and social media influencer Jordan Reid said. “So they have they have you know, relatively limited access anyway. But I had always thought to myself, especially with my daughter, I always thought to myself, like I’m gonna say like, ‘No instagram until whatever age.’ But I know she’s gonna be like, ‘Mom,’ until I finally give her what she needs to. But no – hard pass, hard stop on it now. It’s just not happening. And if she wants to fight me on it, I have documents that I can point her to. So it’s not just me being a pain. It’s like, ‘No, these are facts. And that’s why you’re not doing this.’
