Facebook's new Messenger Kids app is receiving heavy criticism from experts for being potentially harmful to young children. Facebook and Facebook Messenger require users to be 13 or older to sign up. Jennifer Shapka, a developmental psychologist at the University of British Columbia, says she is worried about the effect the new app is having on kids' physical and emotional health. Online safetyBut the bigger issue, Shapka believes, is that younger children are not ready to take on the challenges of social media. "With younger kids who do not have the cognitive capacity, that's going to be even more difficult."

Source: CBC News February 04, 2018 17:01 UTC