SEATTLE: Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday (Friday in Manila) to ditch plans for a version of Instagram geared toward preteens.

Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood and the Electronic Privacy Information Center were among nearly 100 groups and individuals from North America, Europe, Africa and Australia to make the plea in a letter to Zuckerberg.

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