But 13-year-olds are already welcome on social media with few protections and sometimes tragic effects, experts and parents said. He was referring to some of the long list of harms attributed to steady social media use among young people. However, Alex Stamos, a former chief security officer for the social media giant, said that the problems online go beyond software and apps. Behind the fear and outrage directed at social media are horrific accounts of online bullying, self-harm and toxic body obsessions exacerbated by posts. But a lack of protection for children online means they will remain sought after targets for social media, especially the youngest users.
