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A presentation regarding children under 13 years of age creating social media accounts.
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Children of Facebook
By: Kyle MillerImage via West McGowan
Facebook is a popular social networking site that has 1.1 billion users as of
May 1st, 2013
Source: Jonathan Espinosa, Facebook grows to 1.1B MAU in Q1 2013, mobile up 124 percent year-over-year
Image via James Cridland
At the age of 13,
it is legal for an individual to own and operate a Facebook accountImage via birgerking
However
Image via Caroline Bach
In 2011, it was claimed 7.5 million members of Facebook were underage
Image via James Emery Source: 2011 Consumer Reports survey
Of these 7.5 million, two-thirds were under 10 years old
Image via Tom Hickmore
“Children learn to lie about their age”
- Journalism professor Jeff Jarvis
Source: Kevin Makice, “Coming of Age in the Digital Age”Iamge via D. Sharon Pruitt
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, thinks kids under the age of 13 should be allowed on Facebook.
Source: Michal Lev-Ram, “Zuckerberg: Kids under 13 should be allowed on Facebook”Image via Jakob Steinschaden
“My philosophy is that for education you need to start at a really, really young age.”
- Mark Zuckerberg
Image via Tim FieldsSource: Michal Lev-Ram, “Zuckerberg: Kids under 13 should be allowed on Facebook”
“No matter what age is chosen, there’s not a magical event that happens on that birthday that makes the child suddenly older and more mature.” - Microsoft researcher Danah Boyd
Image via Cristiano Betta Source: Kevin Makice, “Coming of Age in the Digital Age”
“We'd take a lot of precautions to make sure that they [younger kids] are safe.”
- Mark Zuckerberg
Image via Oregon Department of Transportation
Source: Michal Lev-Ram, “Zuckerberg: Kids under 13 should be allowed on Facebook”
These children are sharing personal information with internet predators,
and can be easily be victim to cyber bullying and identity theft.
Image via Matt Cunnelly
Some parents however, are taking action and are keeping track of their child’s Facebook
Image via William Neuheisel
“I think it is fine for parents to check on their child's Facebook page”
- Mental health therapist, Diana Barkman
Image via Mikko Luntiala
Source: McClatchy, “Half of parents keep track of kids on Facebook. Should you?”
More than 40% of
parents look at their kid's
Facebook page every
day.
Source: McClatchy, “Half of parents keep track of kids on Facebook. Should you?”
Image via Mikael Altemark
“I am on Facebook for my own personal reasons, not to spy. The only way to really know what they are doing is to have
personal access” – Facebook mom
Source: McClatchy, “Half of parents keep track of kids on Facebook. Should you?”
Image via Anonymous9000
Perhaps these parents are taking extreme measures to protect their children.
And instead, could choose to inform their children of safe internet practices and how to avoid potential dangers.
Image via Tanja Van Den Berg-Niggendijker
Despite the best efforts of parents,
underage children are still creating social media accounts and sharing personal information which is easily exploitable
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Which poses the question…
Image via Bilal Kamoon
Should parents really have to regulate their child’s account?
Or should the age limit of Facebook and other social media sites be enforced more strictly?
Image via Catherine D
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agreement, and sourced from Flickr
References
• http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/resource-how-many-people-use-the-top-social-media/
• http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/personalfinance/half-of-parents-keep-track-of-kids-on-facebook-should-you/2119252
• http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/05/20/zuckerberg-kids-under-13-should-be-allowed-on-facebook/
• http://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2013/04/05/facebook_fatigue_and_the_aging_social_network.html
• http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/02/coming-of-age-in-the-digital-age