{"id":832,"date":"2017-01-18T16:08:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T16:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2017\/01\/18\/new-safe-facebook-site-created-children-under-13\/"},"modified":"2017-01-18T16:08:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T16:08:05","slug":"new-safe-facebook-site-created-children-under-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/new-safe-facebook-site-created-children-under-13\/","title":{"rendered":"New safe ‘Facebook’ site created for children under 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

A former police sergeant has set up a social media network for children to help keep them safe on the internet and chat online with their friends.
\n\tHenry Platten created Go Bubble as an alternative site to Facebook where you have to be aged 13 and above to set up an account<\/p>\n

Henry, who runs eCadets<\/a>, an online programme aimed at keeping kids safe on the net, says  the age limit in place can be easily bypassed by children under 13,<\/p>\n

Go Bubble puts an end to unwanted friend requests, dubious content and the potential for cyber-bullying, he says. 
\n\t“We need to accept that our kids love social media and will use it no matter what the age limit is, so my view is, don’t ban them, just provide them with a safe alternative that has all of the up sides but none of the down sides. Go Bubble is that alternative” said Henry.<\/p>\n