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. 2021 Apr 22;4(2):e22281. doi: 10.2196/22281

Table 2.

Scoring the most popular social media apps.

Platform or app Minimum age or age verification Parental consent Possibility to request deletion of the account Parent portal or community guidelines Total score
Facebook Age restriction and implemented age verification present Consent by user Yes Parent portal present 3
YouTube Age restriction and implemented age verification present Consent by parents Yes Parent portal present 4
WhatsApp Age restriction and implemented age verification present Consent by parents No No parent portal 2
Instagram Age restriction and implemented age verification present Consent by user Yes Parent portal present 3
TikTok No age restriction or no age verification present Consent by parents No No parent portal 1
Twitter No age restriction or no age verification present Consent by user Yes No parent portal 1
Skype Age restriction and implemented age verification present Consent by parents No No parent portal 2
Snapchat Age restriction and implemented age verification present Consent by user Yes Parent portal present 3
Pinterest Age restriction and implemented age verification present Consent by parents Yes Parent portal present 4
LINE Age restriction and implemented age verification present Consent by user No No parent portal 1