Facebook has removed the restriction for under 18 that prevented distribute content beyond your friends or friends of friends.
From now, teens can manually edit the configuration and to share information with the public. “Teenagers are among the smartest people use social networks, and if it is civic participation, activism, or their views on a new movie, want to be heard,” argued the social network management .
change coincides with similar competitive actions, such as the recent Twitter in the sense that anyone can send a message to anyone. As this measure Tiwitter, the Facebook also has been pleased to organizations that ensure the privacy of individuals. Jeffrey Chester, director of the Center for Digital Democracy, said that Facebook was sacrificing the security and privacy of adolescents by the growth of your business.
According to various studies, the younger population is shifting from Facebo0ok to Twitter and other applications faster, such as Instagram (you bought) or Line Snapchat.
Chester, unlike Facebook, not so confident in the wisdom of the young. “Teenagers do not necessarily have good judgment and to the extent that they become more visible to the general public, there are all kinds of people, from predators to junk-food vendors who are scouring Facebook for new goals,” said Chester.
Other social media services also allow teens to share information with the general public, but Chester says the amount of personal information that users have on Facebook (with 1.150 million users) is much higher than in other social services, where users can also create accounts under pseudonyms.
Facebook said teenagers now can use the “tracking” that allows public messages automatically receive another user without the two can be connected to the service as “mutual friends”.
Nicky Jackson Colaco, responsible for Facebook’s privacy issues, says the changes will allow teens to share information and thus more successful in cases such as fundraising activities or the announcement of a rock band.
previous legislation, for example, Malala Yousafzai, 16-year-old could not use Facebook as a wide channel of communication, clarifies Stephen Balkam, the Family Online Safety Institute, a nonprofit organization that receives funds several Internet companies, including Facebook.
Anyway, Facebook warn you with a special notice the first times that the teen used public option for their content.
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