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As if Facebook's employees didn't have enough to think about this weekend -- what with wondering what to wear to Saturday night's party that turned into a wedding -- reports from the U.K. made things even more stressful.
For the Sunday Times, leaning on a conversation with Facebook's head of policy in the U.K., Simon Milner, offered the headline: "Under-13s may be let into Facebook fold."
The Sunday Times quoted Milner as saying that Facebook was actively considering changing its policy, which currently tries to keep out under-13s.
He said: "A lot of parents are happy their kids are on [Facebook]. We would like to hear from people what the answer might be [in a debate on the issue]."
You will be stunned back to your youth to hear that Facebook is strenuously denying that there is any plan to change its policy.
A company spokesman told the Telegraph: "All we have said is what we have been saying for months -- that minors on Facebook and the internet is an important issue -- and we want to work with the broader industry to look at ways of keeping minors safe."
Naturally, one might conclude that it is Facebook... [Read more]
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