Facebook is exploring ways to include children younger than 13 years of age as members of its social network, according to The Wall Street Journal. To that end, it is working on developing technology that would allow tweens to be active on the site under parental supervision. Facebook’s move in this direction — if it is indeed going down this road — is understandable. It is widely realized that there are legions of children under 13 on Facebook already, a number of whom are there with parental permission.
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Facebook May Swell Its Ranks With Young 'Uns
Posted by: Erika Morphy June 5, 2012 01:25 PMFacebook is exploring ways to include children younger than 13 years of age as members of its social network, according to The Wall Street Journal. To that end, it is working on developing technology that would allow tweens to be active on the site under parental supervision. Facebook’s move in this direction — if it is indeed going down this road — is understandable. It is widely realized that there are legions of children under 13 on Facebook already, a number of whom are there with parental permission.