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Gespräche mit Disney

Werbenetzwerk für externe Seiten

people who have spoken with Facebook executives

charge parents for games and other entertainment accessed by their children

extraordinarily sensitive

But Facebook, concerned that it faces reputational and regulatory risks from children already using the service despite its rules, believes it has little choice but to look into ways of establishing controls that could formalize their presence on the site, people familiar with the matter said.

We are in continuous dialogue with stakeholders, regulators and other policy makers about how best to help parents keep their kids safe in an evolving online environment

Facebook often develops technology that never finds its way to public release, and it isn't clear when or if the social-networking company might introduce an under-13 service

cyberbullying

study sponsored by Microsoft Research released last fall found that 36% of parents were aware that their children joined Facebook before age 13 and that a substantial percentage of those parents helped their kids in the effort.

last summer inquired with identity-verification providers about how to get verifiable consent from parents of children who want to use Facebook

Facebook isn't working on a separate kids-only site, but rather, is developing buffers and parental controls

Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler

Formally opening the site to children would allow Facebook and its partners to target a fast-growing market for children's games that is dominated by Apple Inc. AAPL -0.44% and Google Inc.'s GOOG -1.53% smartphone platforms.

Topping the list are games that can be downloaded free but then dangle purchases that add features and help players advance.

Farmville

"We would like to see Facebook create a safe space for kids to [use the site], a sanctuary, with the extra protections needed to ensure a safe, healthy, and age appropriate environment," he said.

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