the head of instagram adam mosseri. posted >> i'm proud of the fact that we're doing this work. >> mosseri has pressed pushed for change to make the platform safe for users, especially teens. telling savannah last year -- >> do you feel like instagram is a safer platform than, say, a facebook or twitter? >> i think it has a more positive charge. we want to be the place that supported -- that's not to say negative things don't happen on instagram. they absolutely do >> adam mosseri joins us on this monday morning good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> would we even be having this conversation had it not been for the "wall street journal" article and the intense pressure you've been having over the last few weeks? >> i think it's impossible to say, but i think we have been working on this why had idea, the idea being a version of instagram is designed for tweens and it's had a lot of attention. so i think it's possible we would be speaking. but today we want to talk about how we're going to put the work on pause i st

. >> reporter: instagram head adam mosseri says the app is designed to keep kids safe. >> its better to have the ability to supervise and control the experience. corpe docunts ed company ialti l showing facebook's own research indicated about a third of teen girls who already feel bad about their bodies say instagram makes them feel even worse. facebook released data confirming that, but also countered the majority of teenage girls who experience body image issues still reported instagram either made it better, or had no impact. they just put out one page of that slide show today. >> right. and that's not enough. >> reporter: psychology professor jean twenge says outside research shows social media can negatively impact kids' mental health. >> instagram really can't be fixed in a way that would make it safe for kids 12 and under. i mean, it's already not particularly safe for kids over 13. >> reporter: this thursday, facebook executives will get a grilling on capitol hill. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. "cbs eng new"ing ght abt millios of fake prescron with a potentially deadly

get started on this monday morning with an cliewftion announcement from the head of instagram adam mosseri. earlier today adam said plans to create an instagram for kids, you might remember this, are being paused. that app was intended for children under age 13. >> this is a hot topic because instagram has come under scrutiny for the impact it has on our kids especially teenage girls. >> i want to be clear if anybody leaves instagram feeling worse about themselves that's an important issue we knead to figure out how to address. >> trevor: first of all, how are you in charge of instagram and just now realizing that it's bad for kids? that's like the mcdonald's c.e.o. being shocked to hear that the ice cream machine isn't working. since when? always! no one knows what a mcflurry tastes like, it's a myth! this is a bad idea. first of all, instagram kids is not the correct name, call it pedo bait. nobody wants to see foe dose of a kids' brunch. what a fruit rollup and a juice box? sounds good. now i want a fruit rollup. my bigger question is who are these children with iphones? are you getting

adam mosseri brought his own kids up and he said they were -- lori, you and i have interviewed executivesthe past and people are always asking what are their intentions? do they really want to her children? i am curious how you approach that question because it seems to get to the heart of what infuriates the public about what we are hearing. >> in the time i have covered technology, we have been in this for a long time. the thing that gets lost sometimes is the humanity. do i think mark zuckerberg and adam -- these folks are trying to actively harm our children? i don't know. that said, facebook had trouble anticipating what will come and the negative backlash on their product. i think this is an interesting point, to understand how we got here and what could be harmful. now that instagram is getting its day, we haven't -- it is important to note that instagram has changed so much over the last couple of years. when facebook acquired instagram back in the day, instagram was supposed to remain separate. it would not be involved too much. and then instagram founders -- that changed a lot.

. >> reporter: in response to this story, instagram's ceo adam mosseri tweeting "the wall street journalbelieve more companies should be doing the same. instagram also stating in a blog post, based on our research and feedback from experts, we've developed features so people can protect themselves from bullying. and we're increasingly focused on addressing negative social comparison and negative body image. in light of some of this new information, what can parents do to keep their kids safe? >> i think it's important for parents to teach their girls how to use social media wisely. it doesn't work to tell them to pretend it doesn't exist. encourage your daughter to think carefully and critically about what she's seeing and talk with her about it. >> reporter: overnight senators richard blumenthal and marsha blackburn said they would launch a probe into facebook's impact on young users and the potential harms there but this story clearly far from over. there needs to be an investigation into these very, very serious claims. guys. >> very serious. >> no question. thank you. >>> now we turn