Leaders: Facebook and children
With appropriate safeguards,
children should be allowed to use social networks
I was impressed to read the idea of social networks for children.
Children learn to make communication between friends and others. When I was in
elementary school, friends like to play with “exchange diary”, “photo sharing” and
“card games”. Children are socializing with others by playing. Facebook might
be a good tool for them to play with friends.
Discussion topics:
Do you agree or disagree with allowing children to use facebook?
Why does facebook not allow children under13 to use their services?
Summary:
・Facebook is open
to all ages but the under 13s.
・The company is
toying with the idea to let children in with safeguards.
・Some people argue
that to join social network too early is bad for children but this is unfair,
the article says. It says that there is no compelling reason why children
should not socialize with each other online.
・ What is worrying
that those on Facebook today are treated as if they were adults.
・ Children’s first
experience to day often involves deceit.
・Facebook has a
powerful incentive to clean up its system. The following safeguards would be a
good start:
1)
Facebook should ensure that privacy settings for
preteens are automatically set at maximum strength.
2)
The company should create simple controls that allow
parents to monitor friends and apps of their children.
3)
It should seek approval from both children and their
children before making any changes to these setting.
Facebook already has millions vulnerable,
clandestine underage users. It is time to bring them into the light.
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