MP Vicky Ford said Meta’s decision to reduce the age recommendation without consulting parents was “highly irresponsible”.
Campaigners have urged social media giant Meta to reverse its decision to lower the minimum age to use WhatsApp from 16 to 13 amid concerns over children's mental health and safety.The change, which came into force in the UK and EU on Thursday, brings the minimum age limit into line with the majority of countries and protections were in place.
“And in that way it works like a gateway drug for the rest of the social media apps. If you’re messaging your friends on WhatsApp, why not message them on Snapchat? Conservative MP Vicky Ford, a member of the education select committee, said Meta’s decision to reduce the age recommendation without consulting parents was “highly irresponsible”.
Meta this week unveiled a range of new safety features designed to protect users, in particular young people, from “sextortion” and intimate image abuse.
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