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Mark Zuckerberg defends teenage creators’ right to public Instagram accounts

"There have been a lot of teens creating amazing things," Zuckerberg said before the Senate.

When Lego surveyed 3,000 children in 2019, the toy company found that “vlogger” was a more popular dream job for kids than “astronaut.” For a business like Instagram, it’s important to keep talented creators happy on the platform so that their viral content continues to drive ad revenue. Zuckerberg is one of five tech CEOs who testified before Congress about children’s online safety on Wednesday, including X’s Linda Yaccarino, Discord’s Jason Citron, Snap’s Evan Seigel, and TikTok’s Shou Chew.

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