The group of bipartisan attorneys general said kids under the age of 13 are 'too young to navigate the complexities of what they encounter online,' which includes predators.
"The attorneys general have an interest in protecting our youngest citizens, and Facebook's plans to create a platform where kids under the age of 13 are encouraged to share content online is contrary to that interest," the bipartisan letter reads.
"They are also simply too young to navigate the complexities of what they encounter online, including inappropriate content and online relationships where other users, including predators, can cloaked their identities using the anonymity of the internet," the letter reads. The attorneys general also cited media reports from 2019 showed that Messenger Kids, another Facebook app aimed at kids between the ages of 6 and 12, contained a design flaw that let children circumvent the app's restrictions and allowed them to"join group chats with strangers that were not previously approved by the children's parents."
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