Parents are helping their children to set up under-age profiles on social networking site Facebook, warn Notts County Council. As a result, it fears children are getting involved in social media at too young an age.
The council’s Anti-Bullying Co-ordinator Matt Rooney said that parents had a responsibility to monitor youngsters’ online activity.
He said: “You should be at least 13-years-old to have a Facebook page but this is not legally enforceable.”
“Most parents are genuinely surprised when we tell them that social networking websites like Facebook have rules that state children under the age of 13 cannot use them.”
They recommend parents follow five simple steps:
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