Protecting Kids Online: Instagram and Reforms for Young Users

QuestionBlackburn's staff created a test account for a 15-year-old that defaulted to public, not private; asks why, and whether the public option should be removed entirely for minors.

ResponseMosseri admits a bug — under-16 accounts default to private on Android/iOS but not on the web — and commits to fixing it, without addressing the "remove the public option entirely" ask.