Facebook set to activate an account limit for having served 13 years.
This week it was revealed that more than 7.5 million children under 13 years participated actively in the network in 2010, of which 5 million did not reach 10 years.
At least 7.5 million children actively used Facebook in 2010 without having completed 13 years the minimum age required by the company to access its services, according to a study published this week by Consumer Reports in the U.S.
An estimated 20 million users of the network are smaller, 7.5 million do not have 13 years and over 5 million did not reach a decade of life.
Consumer Reports, which include all the details of its report at its June magazine, said there is a great lack in families on the practices of children in Facebook, giving them "malicious software or exposed to serious threats and child abusers ".
"Despite the age requirements of Facebook, many children who use it should not do," said Jeff Fox, director of Technology Consumer Reports."What is even more troubling is that through the study found that most parents of children 10 and younger seem to know a lot about how your children use the web page," said Fox
"The use of Facebook has privacy and security risks for children, their friends and families,"it says in the study that found that in 2010" more than 5 million households in the U.S. were exposed to some form of abuse,"he said.
This week it was revealed that more than 7.5 million children under 13 years participated actively in the network in 2010, of which 5 million did not reach 10 years.
At least 7.5 million children actively used Facebook in 2010 without having completed 13 years the minimum age required by the company to access its services, according to a study published this week by Consumer Reports in the U.S.
An estimated 20 million users of the network are smaller, 7.5 million do not have 13 years and over 5 million did not reach a decade of life.
Consumer Reports, which include all the details of its report at its June magazine, said there is a great lack in families on the practices of children in Facebook, giving them "malicious software or exposed to serious threats and child abusers ".
"Despite the age requirements of Facebook, many children who use it should not do," said Jeff Fox, director of Technology Consumer Reports."What is even more troubling is that through the study found that most parents of children 10 and younger seem to know a lot about how your children use the web page," said Fox
"The use of Facebook has privacy and security risks for children, their friends and families,"it says in the study that found that in 2010" more than 5 million households in the U.S. were exposed to some form of abuse,"he said.
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