THREAD: Kids and Facebook - What are the dangers?

Given its scandalous handling of personal information, can Facebook be trusted to do business with children? I'm hopeful that lawmakers questioning Mark Zuckerberg next week will spare some time for the kids. Here are a few:

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) April 7, 2018

Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 30m30 minutes ago
1/ Is Facebook aware of studies that suggest social media may be highly addictive, and what does that mean for children on its platforms? Has Facebook done any internal research on this question, and will it share the results?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 29m29 minutes ago
2/ Other evidence suggests social media causes depression- is Facebook aware of these studies, and do they inform its product development processes or decisions to launch products like Messenger for Kids?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 29m29 minutes ago
3/ What research partners- commercial, academic or otherwise- has Facebook worked with using children’s data? What are the security and privacy protocols on children’s data?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 28m28 minutes ago
4/ How many children’s information was acquired by Cambridge Analytica? How many other breaches of children’s information have occurred on the platform?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 28m28 minutes ago
5/ Has Facebook taken any extra steps with developers who had access to the API that Cambridge Analytica exploited to verify the safety of children’s data?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 28m28 minutes ago
6/ How many children received messages or were exposed to Russian propaganda ahead of the 2016 election?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 27m27 minutes ago
7/ What percentage of content removed from Facebook is exploitative of children? How are content moderators trained to look for this kind of content? What responsibility do they have to inform victims?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 26m26 minutes ago
8/ Will Facebook extend all of the protections of GDPR to do with children- such as Article 8 and other relevant recitals- up to the age of 18- to American children? If not, why not?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 26m26 minutes ago
9/ Is data acquired on child users on Messenger for Kids retained by the company after they turn 13? Is it used in any way, even indirectly, to provide information to advertisers?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 25m25 minutes ago
10/ Is data acquired on child users on Messenger for Kids ever combined with data on accounts later established on Facebook or Instagram, for any reason?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 25m25 minutes ago
11/ Conspiracy theories targeting minors such as the Parkland survivors are particularly troublesome. Does Facebook do anything unique to protect minors who are targets of harassment?
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Justin Hendrix‏Verified account @justinhendrix 24m24 minutes ago
12/ Can Facebook estimate how many children’s public profiles were scraped by those exploiting security flaws?
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