Facebook Founder Welcomes Kids Under 13

[FireCat]

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is willing to alter the site's regulations to permit children under 13 to join, he said recently.

Speaking before the NewSchools Summit in California, Zuckerberg acknowledged that the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act regulates what information websites can gather on children under age 13. He's determined to change this, reported International Business Times.

"That will be a fight we take on at some point," Zuckerberg reportedly said. "My philosophy is that for education you need to start at a really, really young age." The site hasn't yet begun to figure out how kids would use the site at such an age, though he assured those present that the company would take a lot of precautions to make sure that younger kids are safe.


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FACEBOOK has sparked a storm with parents and privacy groups over plans to open the social network to children under 13.

Founder Mark Zuckerberg told an education forum in the US he wants to loosen the age restriction and allow pre-teens to use the site as a study tool.

Read Moar.

Seriously, what is there to study?

 

[sqrage]

Nothing was stopping them from joining before...

 

[Slapshot136]

Seriously, what is there to study?

well, since most pre-teens don't have cell phones yet, it does make a good tool for asking for notes about X or organizing a study session/etc.

 

[Eyonix]

well, since most pre-teens don't have cell phones yet, it does make a good tool for asking for notes about X or organizing a study session/etc.

most 10-12 year olds I know already have cell phones better than the one I got lol...

 

[DDRtists]

Nothing was stopping them from joining before...

Legally there was. If you put in your actual birthday and you're 13 or under, it won't let you join. You have to lie. Lol

 

[Wiseman_2]

Facebook Founder Welcomes Kids Under 13

That paraphrased headline is so horribly, horribly open to horrible, horrible interpretation.

 

[FireCat]

well, since most pre-teens don't have cell phones yet, it does make a good tool for asking for notes about X or organizing a study session/etc.

Should they be on facebook? But there are several websites they can have a study session eh?
Seriously, whats next, homework to get on Warcraft? hmm

That paraphrased headline is so horribly, horribly open to horrible, horrible interpretation.

Yeah, It's nuts isn't it?

 

[UndeadDragon]

If the parents still don't want their children to go on it, then they can always just block it...