Facebook has announced it has changed its privacy rules for teenagers allowing them to now “post status updates, videos and images that can be seen by anyone, not just their friends or people who know their friends.” Those between the ages of 13 and 17 will have their sharing default set to “friends,” but they will receive a notice of their options. The move is prompting concerns that while the changes have been described as giving teens “more choice, big money is at stake for the company and its advertisers,” a report by The New York Times states. Author Emily Bazelon cautions, “It’s risky to have teenagers posting publicly. The kids who might be the most likely to do that might not have the best judgment about what they post.”
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