Amnesty International raises red alert over privacy as Facebook builds Instagram for children under 13

Amnesty International on Friday raised a red alert over privacy following reports Facebook is building a version of its popular photo social media platform, Instagram, for children under the age of 13.

“Facebook poses one of the biggest threats when it comes to children’s privacy. Increasing safeguards for children online is paramount, but the fact remains that Facebook will be harvesting children’s data and profiting off their detailed profiles,” said Rasha Abdul-Rahim, Co-Director of Amnesty Tech.