The main change involves the sharing permission posts and published content by the youth publicly, something that until now was not possible for users aged 13 and 17 years.
accounts for less than 18 years continue to be pre-defined as accounts closed network of friends, but users now have the option to change this state and set the account as a public access profile.
In fact the initial setting up of accounts shall be more restrictive rather than friends of friends, as it was defined so far, the default indicates that the publications made may only be viewed by friends. However, the options for change are more permissive
In a press release, Facebook said the changes aim to meet the needs of young people in this kind of platforms and increasing interest in exposing this public publicly their opinions and participate in the discussion of topical issues.
In footnote social networking cites studies of EU Kids Online survey, which shows that 26% of children said they have public profiles in social networks. The same survey reveals that teens understand how to manage your privacy settings on social networks and are users of multiple platforms, says Facebook, justifying the decision to change the privacy policies applied youth.
A company stresses, however, that although the open sharing of public messages to younger maintains a safety mechanism that aims to ensure that the public is well informed of your options. So, before making a public share, teens will receive an additional message, a kind reminder regarding the scope of your message. Written under the new Orthographic Agreement
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