Despite terms of service that prevent children under the age of 13 to sign up for Facebook and pressure from the government, parents are helping their underage kids sign up for the social network. 76% of the parents surveyed assisted in creating an account and 82% knew when their underage child signed up. Facebook regularly deletes underage profiles and the government’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act is aiming to prevent access. Read the full article at WSJ.com
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.