Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a blog post that building a kids’ app is “the right thing to do” and the company is taking the time to demonstrate the product’s value and importance to stakeholders. (The Logic)

Talking point: The pullback comes three days before a U.S. Senate hearing about leaked internal research conducted by Instagram parent Facebook demonstrating that the app could be harmful for young users’ mental health. Those documents, first published by The Wall Street Journal, have prompted public criticism. Pausing Instagram Kids is considered a rare rowback for the tech giant. Meanwhile, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly approved an initiative last month to push out stories praising the social media company to its users, though the company in a statement denied doing so.