Google+ Officially Open To Teens

Posted by timothy on Saturday January 28, 2012 @02:26AM from the rebellion-doesn't-spring-to-mind dept.

hypnosec writes "Google+ made a landmark move and opened itself to users who are over the age of 13. Google+ did not initially target the younger crowd and kept itself available only for users above the age of 18. While opening up to youngsters over the age of 13 the social network also added improved safety features to keep the younger crowd protected. Now it features more rigid default settings for privacy, but they can be overridden nonetheless. The vice president of product management at Google+, Bradley Horowitz, in a Google+ post stated, 'With Google+, we want to help teens build meaningful connections online. We also want to provide features that foster safety alongside self-expression. Today we're doing both, for everyone who's old enough for a Google Account.'"

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Coolio by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-28 02:56 · Score: 5, Funny

That's really cool, because I'm also a 13 year old teen (male) and am looking for cool online friendships with nice chicks. My hobbies are: /., programming microcontrollers with Ada, helicopter simulations, and long-term role-playing games (BDSM/TPE) over Google Video chat.
1. Re:Coolio by K.+S.+Kyosuke · 2012-01-28 05:22 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Why did you list programming in Ada separately from BDSM?
  
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Re:And nothing changes... by CAIMLAS · 2012-01-28 08:07 · Score: 5, Funny

At first I thought, "yeah, so?" and then I realized that people born in 1990 are no longer 13, they're 22 now.
God, I feel old.

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