You Can’t Be Twelve on Facebook

Or younger. Seriously. Facebook takes very seriously the law that prohibits minors under the age of 13 from creating an online Profile for themselves. This rule is in place for the safety of minors, and it’s a particular safety rule that Facebook takes extremely seriously. 


If you or someone you know on Facebook is under 13, deactivate (or make them deactivate) the account now. If you’re reported to the Facebook user operations team, your account is deleted instantly, and Facebook (and Carolyn and Leah as well) will be very unhappy. 

Facebook is vigilant about keeping minors off the site, so if you’re under 13, be aware that the people you hang out with won’t be on Facebook either. If you happen to be older than 13 and looking for people under 13, check out the next section for what else you can’t do.

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