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  • mrcow
    mrcow Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    maggied wrote: »
    Thing is - what are you going to do with this information when you have it?

    Get his account closed down.

    He's 10 years old. He shouldn't be using Facebook (as his behaviour would attest)
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  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    hes ten so id just ignore anything he says
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  • Sagaris
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    Don't hold out too much hope of Facebook doing anything about an underage account - I've been reporting someone on there as being underage a couple of months ago - and again recently - they are still on there!
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  • mintymoneysaver
    mintymoneysaver Posts: 3,527 Forumite
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    I did report someone though, and they did get blocked. We have such problems with children on facebook in my primary school.....
  • melorablack
    melorablack Posts: 1,113 Forumite
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    While facebook says people should use their real name, there is nothing facebook can do to prove that they aren't. Facebook won't allow users with offensive names etc but I could say I am Jane Smith when really I'm Ann Jones for example.

    As for reporting underage users, how does facebook prove they are underage just because someone else says they are? I can see that feature being massively abused if they just take someone elses word for it.
  • Mupette
    Mupette Posts: 4,599 Forumite
    why can't you do things the old fashion way..

    Go talk to his mother, and ask her ... she may not even know he has an account
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  • Sagz_2
    Sagz_2 Posts: 6,251 Forumite
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    While facebook says people should use their real name, there is nothing facebook can do to prove that they aren't. Facebook won't allow users with offensive names etc but I could say I am Jane Smith when really I'm Ann Jones for example.

    As for reporting underage users, how does facebook prove they are underage just because someone else says they are? I can see that feature being massively abused if they just take someone elses word for it.


    I wish that was true but Facebook asked me to prove my identity and disabled my account until I could send scanned images of passport / driving license etc.
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  • Indie_Kid
    Indie_Kid Posts: 23,100 Forumite
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    p-pincher wrote: »
    The facebook account should be in his real name, everyone i know with one has there real name.

    I know some people with really common names; so that might be a problem?
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