Religious leaders call on Zuckerberg to scrap Instagram Kids plans

FILE PHOTO: Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

(Reuters) - Reverends, rabbis and other religious leaders urged Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to permanently stop the company's plan for an Instagram version aimed at young users on Tuesday, in a letter sent by advocacy group Fairplay and their Children's Screen Time Action Network.

Since last September, Instagram has paused its plans to introduce a version of the photo-sharing app for kids, as opposition to the project grew.