Facebook wants to target children as young as 6 to expand its user base, internal documents reveal

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Facebook wants to target children as young as 6 to expand its user base, internal documents reveal
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Facebook wants to target children as young as 6 to expand its user base, internal documents reveal

Meanwhile, whistleblower Frances Haugen has urged Mark Zuckerberg to step down as Facebook CEO

Social media giant Facebook was considering new products to target children as young as six years old, according to internal documents leaked by whistleblower and former Facebook employee Frances H...

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