"We are in continuous dialogue with stakeholders, regulators and other policymakers about how best to help parents keep their kids safe in an evolving online environment," a Facebook spokesman said.
Since policing age requirements on the internet is such a tricky task, the new, more lax, Facebook rules might not be too tremendous of a change.
According to Consumer Reports in 2011, approximately 7.5 million children under 13 were already using Facebook, after lying about their ages to gain access, and about 5 million of them are under the age of 10.
The young users would have access to the same Facebook everyone else does, but with special buffers and parental controls to ensure a heightened level of safety, according to the Wall Street Journal and Facebook spokesmen.
The new policy hasn't been finalized, and Facebook is waiting to hear if their new policy lies within the guidelines of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which would be necessary for the policy to come to fruition.
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