Michelle Obama No Friend Of Facebook For Daughters
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — For the First Lady, there is such a thing as too many friends — or too many enemies.
Whether it's because she considers the social network a distraction or perhaps because one group is infamously praying for the death of her husband, Michelle Obama told the "Today" show her daughters aren't on Facebook, and that's the way she likes it.
Parry Aftab, a lawyer and leading expert on child safety and the Internet, tells KNX 1070 Facebook is no place for anyone under the age of 13.
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The first lady says her girls, Sasha, 9, and Malia, 12, have certain restrictions that other children don't have because of Secret Service security issues. But she also said during an interview on NBC's "Today Show" on Wednesday that she's "not a big fan of young kids having Facebook."
Even if the girls weren't living in the White House, Mrs. Obama says Facebook is "not something they need."
Maybe when they get older, she added.
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