{"id":9821,"date":"2019-03-20T10:51:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T10:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/?p=9821"},"modified":"2022-03-18T05:05:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T05:05:08","slug":"facebook-parental-controls-a-great-starting-point-for-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/blog\/facebook-parental-controls-a-great-starting-point-for-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Parental Controls: A Great Starting Point for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Male<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Facebook’s Privacy Tools And Limits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it’s worth remembering the basic rules of Facebook. In jurisdictions without a specific law against children having social media profiles, Facebook only allows people 13 or older to have a profile; in some countries, that’s raised to the age of 14 or higher due to local statutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or, at least, this is the theory. The reality is that it’s fairly common for children with internet access to have Facebook profiles under their own name or someone else’s. While Facebook demands a \u201creal name\u201d and a legitimate email address as part of its terms & conditions, in practice this amounts to little more than having a valid email and a name on your profile that doesn’t sound fake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nor does Facebook allow someone who doesn’t hold an account access to it, even if they’re a parent and the account holder is a child violating Facebook’s rules. Further, the tools that are available are limited to Facebook. Other sites it owns, such as Instagram, have separate rules and concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why Facebook parental controls are a good beginning, but they shouldn’t be the only tool that you use. Parental control apps can block kids under 13 from accessing Facebook at all, and limit time spent on Facebook to what you’d prefer it to be.T<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Mother