Thursday, February 16, 2012

Are underage children on Facebook?

More than likely we all have Facebook, and I'm sure we all know at least one person under the age of 13 that has Facebook. I know for a fact that I have at least 2 younger cousins that are under the age of 13 and have Facebook. It is so easy for them to go and create an e-mail address and then go create a profile on Facebook without even questioning it. 

It is so easy for them to click the "Accept Terms and Conditions" button and not even know that they are violating the rules of Facebook. If we are going to complain about the fact that underage people are on Facebook, we as a society need to let children know that they are not allowed to have a Facebook profile until the age of 13. I know when I was younger, I had no idea that there were laws protecting children on the internet. So we need to inform kids these days of these laws, so they will be more likely to follow them.

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