Posts Tagged ‘Social Media and Kids’

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Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook wants to allow kids under 13 into their social media club.  It seems that because about 7.5 million kids under 13 are already using Facebook, Mark Zuckergerg thinks it is OK to open this Pandora’s box further.

My client,  Gwenn O’Keeffe, MD,  a pediatrician CEO & Editor In Chief of Pediatrics Now speaks out against this move in her Huffington Post blog.

Author of CyberSafe: Protecting and Empowering Kids in the Digital World of Texting, Gaming, and Social Media (AAP 2010), Dr. Gwenn is one of the most highly sought after pediatric and social media experts today.