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Kids could someday get on Facebook, without lying

By Barbara Ortutay
Published June 5, 2012 6:59pm ET
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Kids could someday get on Facebook, without lying
FILE- In this Friday, May 18, 2012, file photo, a child looks at a laptop displaying Facebook logos in Hyderabad, India. Facebook said Monday, June 4, 2012, it is testing out ways to allow younger kids on its site without needing to lie. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File) | Mahesh Kumar A

NEW YORK (AP) — Though Facebook bans children under 13, millions of them have profiles on the site by lying about their age.

The company is now testing ways to allow those kids to participate without needing to lie. This would likely be under parental supervision, such as by connecting children’s accounts to their parents’ accounts.

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