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submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

33 states accuse Meta of having a big 'open secret' โ€” millions of underage users::Meta "routinely documented, rigorously analyzed and confirmed" its knowledge of millions of underage Instagram users, the complaint says.

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[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Honestly, I know of dozens of accounts parents set up for kids so they can share content with family without associating it with their main account. I don't know of any actual under aged kids using Facebook. And teens wouldn't be caught dead using it.

[-] WallEx@feddit.de 21 points 11 months ago

This article is specifically about Instagram.

[-] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

Wait until they all figure out that reddit allows 13 year olds on the site alongside its huge onlyfans marketing pipeline.

[-] BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 11 months ago

I didn't know it is illegal to use social media as a underage in the US.

[-] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Not from the US, but I believe it's to do with child protection laws, Google says it's COPPA. Generally a service has to put in extra protections, such as prevent direct messaging, not tracking kids, not personal info. Basically all the bad shit that social media does, they can't do to kids and most importantly have to actively monitor and restrict. That why most apps and stuff ask for date of birth or if you are over 13 or whatever

[-] BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 11 months ago

Thx for the info mate.

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago
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