Facebook has released a new app — called Lifestage — designed to connect high school-aged children. Lifestage allows students to share videos and connect locally, but some have alleged a lack of privacy controls, The Guardian reports. “Please note: Everything you post in Lifestage is always public and viewable by everyone, inside and outside your school,” the app disclaimer states in the Apple App Store. The platform does have some safety measures built in, including requirements that users be under 21 and provide their phone number. Though Facebook is up front about the app’s public-facing nature, the ACLU’s Jay Stanley said, some users still may not realize it. “If it was my child using it, I would definitely have a talk with them and make sure they fully understand the potential ramifications of posting videos online for the entire world to see,” he said.
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