Facebook teen privacy options now allow public posts
October 17, 2013 CBC News
Teenagers have always been using Facebook and they do this by stating that they're a lot older than their real age when signing up for an account. Now, Facebook changed it's policies so that teenagers starting at 13 can share photos and information with the general public rather than just being able to share with their friends and mutual friends. This option has already been available for users from the age of 18 up. Facebook did this because they want their service to be more enjoyable for teens and allow them to voice their opinion to the general public if they want to be heard. People like Kathryn Montgomery, an American University professor of communications, find that the major problem with this new policy is that the teenagers may not be very safe about what they post to the general public.
Personally, I think that young teenagers should be allowed to post what they want to the general public because it's what they want and if they think that they can handle it, I believe that they can. If the teens post something inappropriate it's their fault and they should be held responsible for it, it definitely wouldn't be Facebook's fault. I, for one, almost never post Facebook statuses in the first place so I wouldn't be a problem for the worry about teens posting inappropriate content.
Personally, I think that young teenagers should be allowed to post what they want to the general public because it's what they want and if they think that they can handle it, I believe that they can. If the teens post something inappropriate it's their fault and they should be held responsible for it, it definitely wouldn't be Facebook's fault. I, for one, almost never post Facebook statuses in the first place so I wouldn't be a problem for the worry about teens posting inappropriate content.
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