Facebook allows teenage users to post publicly on site

Facebook is allowing users under 18 to post
publicly on the site for the first time.
The social network said the move, which will
allow teenagers to share updates with all users,
was in response to demands for the service.
Until now users aged 13 to 17 were only able
to share posts with "friends of friends" on the
site.
A change will also mean teenage users will be
given a default setting of "friends" only.
The move brings Facebook in line with other
social networks such as Twitter which allows
users to post publicly by default.
"One of the requests we hear direct from
teenagers most often is the ability to share
things in a public way, just as they can on
other services," said Simon Milner, director of
policy for Facebook in the UK.
"Teens are among the savviest people using
social media... and they want to be heard."