A Northern Ireland father is suing Facebook over suggestive photos posted of his 12-year-old daughter on the social networking site.
He said the material, put on the internet by his daughter, has put her in danger from child sex abusers.
The site requires members to be over the age of 13, although it does not use any checks.
The father's solicitor, Hilary Carmichael, said the company was unable to uphold its own policy.
"It relies on children stating their correct age and it doesn't have any checks in place," she said
"My own personal view is that Facebook isn't suitable for under-18s, but the company isn't even able to uphold its own policy of keeping under-13s out. More...
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He said the material, put on the internet by his daughter, has put her in danger from child sex abusers.
The site requires members to be over the age of 13, although it does not use any checks.
The father's solicitor, Hilary Carmichael, said the company was unable to uphold its own policy.
"It relies on children stating their correct age and it doesn't have any checks in place," she said
"My own personal view is that Facebook isn't suitable for under-18s, but the company isn't even able to uphold its own policy of keeping under-13s out. More...
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