Facebook requires its members to be at least 13 years-old to use the site. However, 44 per cent of British children aged between eight to 12 years-old are routinely flouting this age limit and logging onto the popular social networking site.
New research, which surveyed 2,000 children aged between six and 14, across the UK and the US, found that British children who are under the Facebook age limit, were using the site more than their American counterparts. In the US, 37 per cent of eight to 12 year-olds access the site on a regular basis.
The study, compiled by Dubit, a youth research specialist, also found that by the age of 12, 58 per cent of children in the UK and the US have a Facebook account. Additionally 23 per cent of eight-year olds regularly access Facebook – with 10 per cent of them getting their first taste for the social network by using their parents’ accounts. Read More