A group of Democratic lawmakers called on Facebook to cancel the development of a version of Instagram geared toward young children due to the alleged negative effects on their mental health.

Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Lori Trahan, both from Massachusetts, along with Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Rep. Kathy Castor of Florida, issued a statement Monday saying Instagram’s announcement on Monday that it would pause development efforts on the Instagram Kids project does not go far enough.

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