'Cars create way more value in the world than they destroy,' said Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said. 'And I think social media is similar.'
Instagram service, came under a flurry of criticism on Thursday after comparing the value of social networks to society to that of cars.
Mosseri's comparison of Instagram to cars came after podcast host Peter Kafka asked the executive if the service should be pulled or restricted if there's a chance it could really harm people in the same way that cigarettes can harm people. Numerous Twitter users criticized Mosseri for the comparison and pointed out that, unlike social media, the automobile industry is heavily regulated. Among those critics was former Facebook executive Brian Boland.
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