Like adults, minors can appear in search results. Adults and minors can also receive a friend request from someone who is not already a friend of a friend, such as a family relative or a friend with whom they have no mutual friends. Because friend requests may come from adults they don’t know, minors should always be careful when accepting these requests.

Messages are handled differently for minors and adults:

Minors	Adults
Depending on their settings, minors may receive  messages from people who are friends of friends  on Facebook, which may include adults they don’t  know.	Depending on their settings,  adults can be messaged by  anyone on Facebook.

We encourage you visit your Privacy Settings page to manage and limit who is allowed to send you friend requests and messages.

For a complete overview of how these controls work for adults, go to Profile Controls.

Minors	Adults
Minors can share with a maximum of  friends of their friends.	Adults can share posts with a maximum of  everyone by posting as public.

For a complete overview of how sharing works for adults, go to How Sharing Works Now.

You can add tags of anyone — including people you don’t know, any place, or any page (like a celebrity or sports team). When you add a tag of someone to your photo, status update or other posts, you may also be sharing the post with that person’s friends. Keep in mind that the tagged person’s friends might include adults you don’t know.

Who can tag you?

Minors	Adults
Only friends of your friends can tag you in  a post.	Any person can add a tag of you to  their post

Who can see tags of you?

Visibility of tags of Minors is different for young people than adults. Visibility varies based on who added the tag and who is viewing the post.

Minors

Adults

If a friend adds a tag of you, that tag is  visible to any person who can see the post  on Facebook and in third-party applications  like quizzes and games.  If a friend of a friend tags you, only your  friends can see your name with a link to  your profile (timeline). This visibility applies to  Facebook and third-party applications like  quizzes and games.  If a friend of a friend adds a tag of you,  non-friends will just see your name with  no link to your profile (timeline).

If any person adds a tag of an adult,  the tag has the same visibility as the  post itself on Facebook and in  third-party applications like quizzes  and games.

Who can add tags to your posts?

Any person who can see your posts may be able to add tags to them. Minors can share posts with a maximum of friends of their friends. We limit this when you’re younger to help protect younger people’s privacy.

Adding a tag of someone will share the post with that person’s friends. You have the option to approve tags other people add to your posts before they appear, using a new Tag Review feature. To turn the feature “on” or “off,” go to the How Tags Work setting in your privacy settings.

When you approve a tag, keep in mind that you are giving permission for the tagged person’s friends to see your post, which might include adults that you do not know.

Minors	Adults
For minors, the Tag Review setting is turned  'On' by default.  You can turn this ‘Off’ if you want to allow  friends to add tags to your posts without  reviewing the tags first. You will always have  to review tags from friends of friends.	For most adults, this setting is  turned 'Off' by default so you don’t  have to approve tags that friends  add to your posts.  You can turn this ‘On’ if you prefer  to approve tags added to your  content before they go on  Facebook.

For a complete overview of how this works for adults, go to How Tagging Works.

The sharing tool gives you the option to share where you are when you post. You can add location to photos and status updates. There are special safeguards for Minors:

Minors	Adults
When you first use the new sharing tool location feature is ‘Off’ by default. To turn it ‘On,’ simply click the button to add location to your post. This setting will continue to stay ‘On’ until you change it.	For most adults, when you first use the new sharing tool the location feature is ‘On’ by default. To turn it ‘Off,’ simply click the ‘X.’

Who can tag you?

Minors	Adults
Only friends of your friends can tag you in a post.	Any person can add a tag of you to their post

Who can see tags of you?

Visibility of tags of Minors is different for young people than adults. Visibility varies based on who added the tag and who is viewing the post.

Minors

Adults

If a friend adds a tag of you, that tag is visible to any person who can see the post on Facebook and in third-party applications like quizzes and games. If a friend of a friend tags you, only your friends can see your name with a link to your profile (timeline). This visibility applies to Facebook and third-party applications like quizzes and games. If a friend of a friend adds a tag of you, non-friends will just see your name with no link to your profile (timeline).

If any person adds a tag of an adult, the tag has the same visibility as the post itself on Facebook and in third-party applications like quizzes and games.

Who can add tags your posts?

Any person who can see your posts may be able to add tags to them. Minors can share posts with a maximum of friends of their friends. We limit this when you’re younger to help protect younger people’s privacy.

Adding a tag of someone may share the post with that person’s friends. You have the option to approve tags other people add to your posts before they appear, using a new Tag Review feature. To turn the feature “on” or “off,” go to the How Tags Work setting in your privacy settings.

When you approve a tag, keep in mind that you may be giving permission for the tagged person’s friends to see your post, which might include adults that you do not know.

Minors	Adults
For minors, the Tag Review setting is turned ‘On by default. You can turn this ‘Off’ if you want to allow friends to add tags to your posts without reviewing the tags first. You will always have to review tags from friends of friends.	For most adults, this setting is turned ‘Off’ by default so you don’t have to approve tags that friends add to your posts. You can turn this ‘On’ if you prefer to approve tags added to your content before they go on Facebook.

For a complete overview of how this works for adults, go to Share Where You Are.

When you reach a legal adulthood, we will notify you that you are now considered an adult on Facebook and remind you of the new privacy controls and sharing options available to you as an adult.

Here is what you will be notified of upon adulthood:

• You can now communicate with anyone on Facebook
• Any person can add a tag of you to their posts
• If someone adds a tag of you in a post and shares with Public, then that tag of you will be visible to everyone
• You have the option to be contacted by everyone via the Public setting

For more information on controlling your information and staying safe on Facebook, visit The Family Safety Center.

Minors can share with a maximum of friends of their friends. So, wherever minors see Public as an audience option, it means friends of friends. In contrast, when adults choose Public their audience selection includes everyone on the internet.

Wherever minors see Public as an audience option, it means friends of friends. Once a minor reaches legal adulthood, the meaning for Public changes to everyone on the internet.

Example: If a minor chooses to share his hometown with Public, his hometown only displays to friends of friends. When he reaches legal adulthood, his hometown becomes available to everyone on the internet.