Social networking site Facebook has been asked to put up a prominent disclaimer on its homepage to inform children below the age of 13 years that they cannot open an account on the site.
Can You Cope with Your Children�s Tantrums?
It is natural for children to throw tantrums, but how parents react to such situations makes all the difference in the life of a family.
It is natural for children to throw tantrums, but how parents react to such situations makes all the difference in the life of a family.
"You (Facebook) can write on the home page in bold letters that children below 13 are not allowed. There is no harm in doing this...," the court said.
The court also asked the central government to tell it as to what law it had for the online protection of children from being abused throught the social networking sites.
Sleep Disorders in Children - Overview, Types, Diagnosis, Management
Sleep disorders are problems in sleep that meet diagnostic criteria for a disorder. They include insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, parasomnias and narcolepsy.
Sleep disorders are problems in sleep that meet diagnostic criteria for a disorder. They include insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, parasomnias and narcolepsy.
"In India what is the law for a minor to use Facebook? Is it 13, 16, 18 or no law? What is the requirement under Indian law for Facebook?," the court asked from the central government's counsel who in turn told it that in US the age to use social networking sites is 13 years.
Advertisement
Dental Care for Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers, Children
Initiating dental care at an early age can prevent tooth decay in children and also helps maintain overall oral health throughout life.
Initiating dental care at an early age can prevent tooth decay in children and also helps maintain overall oral health throughout life.
The court was hearing a plea that said minors were allowed to open an account with social networking sites, including Facebook, which was illegal as Indian laws don't permit it.
Advertisement
Appearing for Govindacharya, lawyer Veerag Gupta told the court that the recent incident in Gurgaon where a police found children involved in a sex and smoke party was the latest outcome of the non-compliance of guidelines by Facebook.
He added that hundreds of minor children gathered through Facebook for the party.
He said that Facebook and Google did not even have any email account to lodge complaint about minors misusing social networking sites.
Facebook also filed a reply on the plea and said that its terms and conditions "specifically prohibit children under 13 years of age from registering a Facebook account and using Facebook services".
"The condition forbids users from providing any false information on Facebook, creating an account for anyone other than him/herself without permission, or creating more than one personal account," the reply added.
Minors can only share content with friends, friends of those friends, and network (such as the school they attend, whereas adult can share content with all the Facebook users, the reply said, adding that the site has different privacy settings for minors.
Google, in its reply, said that before opening an account with social networking sites, one had to open an email account and for opening that he or she had to mention the age and if the user was below 13 years, he could not open an account with social networking sites.
It added that Google had already put in place a plethora of steps on the issue of safe usage of internet.
Source-IANS
