Pinterest aims to position itself as a ‘safer’ social media, NYT says

Pinterest (PINS) CEO Bill Ready said he is working to position Pinterest as a safer, better place on the internet, Jordyn Holman of The New York Times reports. While other social media platforms are grappling with their effect on users’ mental health and self-esteem, especially on younger individuals, two years ago Pinterest made the accounts of users younger than 16 private with no option to make them public. Ready said the goal is to “make you feel better after time spent on the platform.”