We know Facebook the minimum age aims to reduce so far officially 13 years, for its users. Euskirchen, 12.06.2012 – why Facebook wants to open up at all for the smaller ones? The company argues it already have millions of users under 13, who gave her age wrong at logon, and would increase their security. Statistics confirm this in the United States for example 7.5 million children at the age to have cheated. Critics say Facebook, however, to significantly increase their target audience for paid apps and games with this change. This is a measure to support the Facebookaktie decline recently in the value. Ask the experts: why a kids Facebook? Ralf Schmitz, the expert for Internet security of the sure strong team (www.sicher-stark-team.de) considered the step from the perspective of child protection: nothing is basically to say if Facebook creates a child Facebook page for its users under 13.
But these should be separated by the large platform facebook.com / facebook.de are offered. This network for children in the primary school age should be manageable and free from fee-based services. In addition, a team of Internet educators important that monitors a moderation of posts and the compliance with the Netiquette would be. In addition, at least one accessible emergency button for hot situations should exist, such as soliciting pedophile or if cyberbullying is exercised by the children. You must bring the children at an early stage in the new media world and professionals media literacy be. “Restricting the opening hours would be desirable: a Kinderfacebook, which is open 24 hours a day, very big risks.” Hello, Mama, did not know that you are also on Facebook… We parents have learned long ago that push our children between 10 and 12 years of age on Facebook, because most of their friends and classmates also have an account. Ban good little, since all experts agree, because such bans can be bypassed pretty easily with the Internet-enabled mobile phone or with friends.
It is important to connect with the children in dialog. Listen to understanding, why your child keeps a Facebook membership for essential and objectively uncover it over the potential risks in this vast network. Do offer, if you dare to it helping us set up your account and its settings. With webinars fit the Internet because not all parents will have enough basic knowledge for a professional media education of their children, they can perceive useful services such as about the sure strong webinars on Internet safety. Shelter information ready. Ralf Schmitz promises: we are keeping the situation on Facebook in the eye. As soon as children in the primary school age there officially have access, we will inform parents about their controls and recommended security measures.