COPPA Articles

As we all might know in order to sign up for a Facebook account you must be at least 13 years of age. Well Mark Zuckerberg has announced he believes this limit must be lifted in order to “educate” youngsters about the Internet. According to statistics there are millions of preteens on Facebook already, whether they lied about their age or asked their parents or tutors for permission.

However Mark hasn’t forgotten that there is an actual act (COPPA) that obliges all web pages and services to deny access to all users that are under 13 years of age. That is why he spoke at a summit held in California and stated that there should be no age limit at all because kids should be educated about the Internet in their early years. He stated that the Internet should be made safer for the youngsters.