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For 13 years, the creation of accounts on Facebook is officially prohibited. But demand is high, and the social network closes each day thousands of accounts opened by children - without being able to control them all. According to a study by the Consumer Report, minors of less than 13 years more than 7 million would use the social network, for some with the agreement or even the help of their parents.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook began working on tools that would allow parents to monitor their children on the social network. They would allow parents to validate requests for friends of their children or to authorize or refuse the installation of applications including.
"Recent reports have shown how it is difficult to enforce on the Internet age limits, especially when the parents want their children access online services," said a spokesman for Facebook interviewed by the Wall Street Journal. The first social network in the world however considered not a possible opening of service at the age of 13, even though its founder Mark Zuckerberg already expressed in the past for a wider opening of its site.
LEGAL DIFFICULTIES
But an opening at the age of 13 would pose legal problems, especially in the United States, where the Act strictly governs the collection of personal data for children. In 2011, Playdom, a social games publisher acquired by Disney, for example had an agreement amicably for $ 3 million with the US authorities, which had launched a procedure against the company for breach of the privacy of minors of less than 13 years old. The Federal Trade Commission is currently working on a study of the legislation in force since 1998, that could lead to a change in the law - and Facebook accounts show that the company has spent more than 600,000 dollars in lobbying on this issue.
A possible opening to the age of 13 would not cause a new debate on how the social network protects the privacy of its users. The rules implemented by Facebook, a vote takes place this week on the confidentiality of the service rules, triggered by the association Europe vs Facebook campaign, which has already initiated a procedure against Facebook with the authorities European.
From : Lemonde.fr
