Can you be under 18 on Facebook?

Can you be under 18 on Facebook?

As per our terms, we require people to be at least 13 years old to sign up for Facebook or Instagram. In some countries, our minimum age is higher. When people open our apps to sign up for an account, we ask them for their birthday. This is called an age screen.

What are Facebook’s new terms of service?

Effective October 1, 2020, section 3.2 of our Terms of Service will be updated to include: “We also can remove or restrict access to your content, services or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impacts to Facebook.”

Why no child below 13 years should have Facebook or other social media?

Facebook exposes kids to adult content. The minimum age of 13 was intentionally set as a way to safeguard pre-teens from adult content. The majority of Facebook’s users are older teens and adults who may post suggestive photos or use inappropriate language for your under-13 child to see.

How do I report a child under the age of 13 on Facebook?

Report an Underage Child

1. Link (URL) of the profile or Page you’d like to report.
2. Please provide a link to the profile you’re trying to report so we can investigate.
3. How do I get a link (URL) to report a piece of content?
4. Full name of the person you’d like to report.
5. Actual age of the child.
6. Other.
7. Your contact email address.

Can a 16 year old have Facebook?

Facebook requires everyone to be at least 13 years old before they can create an account (in some jurisdictions, this age limit may be higher). Creating an account with false info is a violation of our terms. This includes accounts registered on the behalf of someone under 13.

Why is 13 the age limit for Social Media?

The age limit is 13 because of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which was passed in 1998. COPPA restricts websites from tracking data on children under 13, which is why most apps do not want kids younger than 13 to join.

Can you switch to Old Facebook?

First, click on the small white down triangle at the top right of the blue bar at the top. Then choose ‘Switch to Classic Facebook’ option to switch to old Facebook. The Classic Facebook will appear on your window.

How long is Facebook terms and conditions?

Spanning 14,000 words, Facebook’s terms and conditions are hardly succinct, so if you’re one of the platform’s 1.4 billion daily active users you may want to think about whether you properly understood what you were signing up to. Especially in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Should a 12 year old have a Facebook account?

Should 14 year olds have Facebook?

According to Facebook’s statement of rights and responsibilities, kids have to be at least 13 years old to create an account, although it’s not hard for children younger than 13 to create one anyway, and many do.

Is it illegal to have a Facebook Under 13?

What happens if your Facebook account is under 18?