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nekowafer:
So my niece, who I haven't seen since she was little, added me on facebook. Not inherently a problem but... she's ELEVEN YEARS OLD. She lied on her FB page, which says that she's 17 and is a manager at a mall store. I was actually super confused at first because I recognized the name, but not the age/job.
She's friends with both of her parents on FB. They have been added to her page. What I'm truly not understanding is why anyone would let her do this?!
Carl-E:
...and why would any store in a mall let a 17 year old manage it? I mean, if she's gonna lie, shouldn't it be plausible?
Welu:
She may not have thought that through. I remember being a similar age and lying in a chatroom saying I was in university and studying "loads of different stuff" because at the time I didn't know how university worked.
I think I got my cousin deleted off of Bebo (ha, Bebo) when they were underage for it a few years ago. I guess it's harmless enough as long the parents know and the child is taught how to be safe online, not give out details and such. Probably would be better for her to not be on it though just for safe-rather-than-sorry. You'd assume she'd be adding her friends of her own age who must have also lied to be allowed on Facebook.
nekowafer:
Yeah I'm sure she's not old enough to have any details on when you can be a manager somewhere. She also has high school and college listed. But she has a ton of friends. And I haven't seen her mother since she married my brother... they were divorced soon after. You'd think that if a parent were paying any attention, they'd want to be careful of who she adds, and maybe make sure they don't do things like post NSFW stuff as I often do.
Needless to say I will be making a list for her and other family members to keep them from seeing a majority of what I post.
Barmymoo:
I don't know whether you'd feel justified/warranted in doing it but there's an option to report facebook accounts of underage kids. I am friends with a couple of girls who I know are only 12 (or were when I added them anyway - kids from my parish choir) and I did consider it, but I decided on balance that I'd rather just keep an eye on their profile and they'd turn 13 soon anyway.
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