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Leaked Facebook documents show it sees 'tweens' aged 10-12 as 'untapped' wealth and has spent years trying to get around federal laws banning harvesting of data from under 13s
2021-09-29
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Facebook has for the last five years explored how to recruit younger people

  • The company was concerned by the rise of rivals like TikTok and Snapchat

  • Young people aged 10-12 were described as a valuable untapped resource

  • Researchers asked whether Facebook products could be helpful on playdates

  • They also noted how older users spread the 'myth' to younger ones that oversharing was dangerous, and urged caution in their posts

  • Facebook-owned Instagram had intended a version for children, but on Monday announced its launch had been postponed

  • That came amid previous allegations that bosses knew their subsidiary app Instagram made a third of young girls feel bad about their body image

  • On Thursday Facebook will testify before Congress about security for children

  • The company said on Tuesday it was not alone in looking for ways to attract younger users and there was nothing 'nefarious or secret' going on
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Posted by:Skidmark

#5  A depraved age.
A wicked age, made worse by filthy kakocrats

Multi--billionaires, made fat by destroying a once-proud republic

How much longer will we tolerate this?
Posted by: Pray For Us    2021-09-29 21:37  

#4  Most company chase the youth market. Unfortunately for Facebook they are seen as grandpas company by the kids.
Posted by: ruprecht   2021-09-29 20:40  

#3  ^ rimshot
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-29 15:02  

#2  Was it called the “Epstein” project?
Posted by: Airandee   2021-09-29 15:01  

#1  To paraphrase Samuel Johnson "Ye can make much of from a Scotsman child, if ye catch him early.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-29 11:27  

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