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Meta's age restriction is a legal minimum required by COPPA, but the absence of robust age verification means children under 13 frequently access the platform — creating significant regulatory exposure for Meta and safety risks for minors whose data may be collected.
Meta's Terms of Service grant the company an extremely broad license to use everything you post — photos, videos, text — for commercial purposes including advertising, and this license persists even if you delete content that others have already reshared. Meta retains the right to suspend or remove your account, restrict content visibility, and modify these terms with as little as 30 days' notice, meaning the rules governing your account can change materially over time. You can review and adjust your advertising data preferences by navigating to Facebook Settings > Ads, and EU/UK users can exercise additional rights including data access, deletion, and objection to processing via the Facebook Privacy Center.