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[Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram] said that [the Instagram app for kids] was meant to be different than Instagram but that it leaked publicly before it was ready. That and ongoing concern over the impact of Instagram on young people caused the company to reconsider, he wrote.
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He added that the company was already working on features that would address body image issues, such as prompting users to try looking into other topics while using the app or to take a social media break. On Thursday Facebook's global head of safety is scheduled to testify at a hearing held by the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection to discuss [a report by the Wall Street Journal].
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Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal published articles that suggested Facebook knew its photo and video sharing app had a harmful effect on teenage girls. On Sunday night, Facebook's head of research put out a blog post arguing that the Journal had mischaracterized the company's internal research, though it has yet to fully release it.