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title: GDPR and social media ages – why does it matter
description: "Here’s a holiday treat – rather than a blog post from me, a recommendation of a fantastic blog by internet safety luminary John Carr. John’s latest blog post is about the minimum age for using social media, which is currently up for debate because of GDPR, the new data protection legislation coming into force next […] Share this post: Print Tweet WhatsApp More Telegram Share on Tumblr Pocket"
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# GDPR and social media ages – why does it matter

[ Admin ](https://safeblog.lgfl.net/author/admin)

 Jul 27, 2017 5:44:36 PM

![](https://safeblog.lgfl.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/mobile-phone-1917737_960_7201-300x200-2.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=mobile-phone-1917737_960_7201-300x200-2.jpg)Here’s a holiday treat – rather than a blog post from me, a recommendation of a fantastic blog by internet safety luminary John Carr.

John’s latest blog post is about the minimum age for using social media, which is currently up for debate because of GDPR, the new data protection legislation coming into force next May.

You might wonder why that matters – for one, if the minimum age were 16, then sexual predators could claim to ‘not know’ they were targetting an under-age child, because anyone on social media therefore “should be” over the age of consent.

Anyway, rather than reading something from me this week, head over to [read John’s latest post](https://johnc1912.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/ireland-heading-for-13/) (not his first on the matter!), [to find out more](https://johnc1912.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/ireland-heading-for-13/).

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