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Facebook Bans 20,000 Kids a Day

autospa writes "Although Facebook requires all users to be 13 or older, the social network bans 20,000 underage users a day, a spokeswoman said. 'There are people who lie. There are people who are under 13 [accessing Facebook],' Mozelle Thompson, Facebook's chief privacy adviser, told the The Telegraph."

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  1. They end up somewhere else by sethstorm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Myspace.

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    1. Re:They end up somewhere else by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 4, Funny

      MySpace. The website for 14 year old girls. And the 40 year old men that love them.

    2. Re:They end up somewhere else by Chrisq · · Score: 1, Funny

      MySpace. The website for 14 year old girls. And the 40 year old men that love them.

      I hope you mean their dads

    3. Re:They end up somewhere else by NevarMore · · Score: 4, Funny

      Only in the context of "Who's your daddy?"

  2. Still facebook by leaen · · Score: 3, Funny

    I though facebook is past time for teenagers already cause their mum and grandma are at facebook too.

  3. In other news? by vawwyakr · · Score: 5, Funny

    20k undercover police officer's fake accounts banded perday from facebook.

  4. Re:Lying about age? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Subtracting 10 years from your birthdate makes you older. Moron.

  5. Re:Age of Consent? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    That's usually around the time they start sporting bewbs, and Z-berg isn't into flattys.

  6. Mis-read headline by AliasMarlowe · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought it said "Facebook bangs 20,000 kids a day", which is probably criminal.
    But sending them to Myspace is almost certainly worse...

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  7. Re:I don't understand by snspdaarf · · Score: 4, Funny

    "first grade was great today..."

    In the town I live, that could be posted by half the population under 35

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  8. Those darned apostrophes by Deep+Esophagus · · Score: 3, Funny

    I almost hate to do this since you were so careful at catching all the other mistakes, but

    As in it's time has passed.

    should be

    As in its time has passed.

    "It's" is a contraction of "it is", as in "it's a shame people can no longer communicate effectively." "Its" is the possessive for "it", as in "its time has passed." So, to quote someone who quoted a wise man:

    If you're going to correct someone, at least get it right yourself.

  9. My son.... by flashingcurser · · Score: 4, Funny

    My 12 yo son and all of his friends have facebook accounts. The only exploitation that I can see is my wife's farmville looks like a plantation with a bunch of 12yo slaves.