They say that "younger children are simply not ready to have social media accounts" and cite "mounting concern about how social media use affects adolescents’ well-being." Messenger Kids was not developed in a vacuum. What they didn't mention is that Messenger Kids is completely under the control of the child's parent. It’s not the platform that is at fault, it is an inadequate boundary and rule setting by parents.” He added, “It’s easy to call for Messenger Kids to be shuttered. Like the safety experts and child advocates who encouraged Facebook to launch Messenger Kids, I know that you too want the best for our children.

Source: Forbes January 30, 2018 17:35 UTC