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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Children are too young for Facebook, so schools stop sharing their pictures

Picture by Marina Neil

I AM shocked at schools' usage of social media such as Facebook. Children aren't allowed to have Facebook accounts until age 13, yet in primary school they can be posted by their school on Facebook in skimpy dance outfits/athletics costumes/covered in mud on school camps or just going about their daily school business.

How is this okay with what we now know about the easy creation of deep fakes, undressing apps and much worse. Technology is only going to progress further, and only likely to increase the risks to our children that will continue into their adulthood. The adolescent years are already tough enough.

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