Thank you! In my profession, Iâ(TM)ve seen many examples of young children with their own Facebook accounts (sometimes with their parentsâ(TM) blessing) who got into some kind of trouble with them, usually involving harassment, exposure of private information, and sometimes worse. I began to think that having a limited, parent-monitored account option would prevent some or perhaps many of these incidents from occurring.
I generally agree that social media use by young children is not healthy. Nonetheless, there are parents who will allow it. I wonder what led the group to claim that âoeIt appeals primarily to children who otherwise would not have their own social media accounts.â While I admit there might be some appeal to that population, based on my experience I believe it would primarily appeal to parents of children who already use Facebook in some fashion, and it would be a better fit for them than a full account.
If you limit peopleâ(TM)s options, even with the best of intentions, sometimes you drive them to do more dangerous things than what you were trying to prevent in the first place. While I donâ(TM)t want to take that argument too far (e.g., I donâ(TM)t support legalizing âoesoftâ drugs to prevent people from gravitating to âoehardâ drugs), people should recognize that there is another side to this argument, and that this service may provide a benefit to certain people.