Now Facebook WILL allow under-13s access in bid to boost revenue

UK Daily Mail ^ | June 4, 2012 | Daniel Bates

[C19fan]

Facebook is for the first time planning to let under 13s sign up despite parental and privacy concerns. The social network wants to introduce controls for parents so youngsters can log on when they are old enough to work a mouse. One option being considered is a filter which allows mums and dads to decide who their children can 'friend' and which applications they can use.

[C19fan]

The NAMBLA crowd must be estatic. Zuckerberg must desperate with Facebook's IPO crashing and burning.

[dfwgator]

What could possibly go wrong?

[MARTIAL MONK]

Preteens have all the money.

[Jaidyn]

I bet most of the facebook subscribers are under 18.

[bgill]

Sure, as if the under 13 crowd hasn’t already been smart enough to check “I’m 18” at the prompt.

[N. Theknow]

My 3 year old grandson can already work a mouse, iPhone and iPad to play a game he calls “Angy-birrs.” Different birds are shot from a slingshot to try and knock down ?pigs? hidden inside obstacles.

[Theo]

That’s what my 12-year-old niece did. So every time she logs in, she affirms that she is a liar.

[PeteB570]

My dog has her own facebook page - and she has 23 animal friends - each with their own facebook page.

[sam_paine]

http://suicidemachine.org/

[upchuck]

This is super! Give these young kids access to Facebook and all the pedophile predators that hang out there. As someone up above replied, What could go rwong?

[I Drive Too Fast]

Will Facebook stock be UNDER 13 soon?

[Libloather]